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Women Accuse Opera Star Domingo of Sexual Harassment Over Decades

For decades, Placido Domingo, one of the most celebrated and powerful men in opera, has tried to pressure women into sexual relationships by dangling jobs and then sometimes punishing the women professionally when they refused his advances, numerous accusers told …

Female Customers Sue Lyft Alleging Sexual Assaults by Drivers

Lyft Inc.’s image as the “woke” ride-hailing company faces a new challenge from a rash of lawsuits filed by women who claim they were sexually assaulted by drivers summoned to take them home after evenings of partying. Since Aug. 1, …

University of California Regents to Pay $1.5M in Hostile Work Environment Case

A Los Angeles jury has ordered the University of California Board of Regents to pay $1.58 million to a woman who alleged co-workers made harassing and racially charged comments. The verdict was announced Tuesday by lawyers for Nicole Birden, who …

Global #MeToo Movement Provides Lots of Work for London’s Top Lawyers

The global #MeToo movement, in which women across much of the corporate world have spoken out about sexual harassment at work, is having an unintended consequence: more work for top city lawyers. Clifford Chance, one of London’s leading “magic circle” …

Lloyd’s Must Demonstrate Progress in Tackling Sexual Harassment: Bank of England

The Bank of England called for Lloyd’s of London to demonstrate progress in tackling the insurance market’s culture of sexual harassment. The BOE’s director of insurance supervision Anna Sweeney said she would work together with the Financial Conduct Authority to …

City of London Tackles Its Daytime Drink Problem – One Institution at a Time: Opinion

For most of the traders, bankers, lawyers and accountants who populate the City of London, the era of excessive daytime boozing is long gone. Pubs and pints have been replaced by coffee shops and lattes. Dealmaking hasn’t suffered for it. …

Reinsurance Broker Guy Carpenter Suspends Two Over Harassing Email

A Lloyd’s of London insurance broker, Guy Carpenter & Co., suspended an executive for sending a sexually suggestive email about a female colleague. A second employee was suspended for forwarding the message outside the firm. “We take all incidents of …

2 Execs at Lloyd’s Insurer TMK Forced to Resign After Sexual Harassment Allegations

Two executives at a top Lloyd’s of London insurance company have resigned following allegations of sexual harassment. One was accused of groping colleagues at a booze-fueled party, the other of stalking a junior employee. The first executive was said to …

Managing Sexual Harassment Risk in the #MeToo Era

Since October 2017 when the #MeToo era began and sexual harassment claims against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein were revealed, insurers have seen an uptick in not only the number but also the size of sexual harassment claims. “[W]e’re going into …

Weinstein, Accusers Reach Tentative $44 Million Deal, Reports WSJ

Harvey Weinstein, women who accused him of sexual misconduct, his former film studio’s board members and the New York attorney general’s office have reached a tentative $44 million deal to resolve lawsuits and compensate alleged victims of the Hollywood producer, …