After 20K Employees Protest, Google Searches for New Harassment Policies November 9, 2018 By Arjun Panchadar and Paresh Dave Alphabet Inc.’s Google said on Thursday it would change the way it handles sexual harassment claims, a week after 20,000...
Washington Packing House to Pay $525K in Sexual Harassment Settlement October 23, 2018 A Grant County, Wash. vegetable-packing house will pay $525,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a supervisor groped, propositioned and retaliated...
#MeToo Brings Positive Changes and Unintended Consequences to Workplaces October 9, 2018 By Rebecca Greenfield Has the workplace changed in the year since New York Times reported the first allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein?...
Actress Judd’s Harassment Suit Against Weinstein Faces ‘Professional’ Relationship Law September 24, 2018 By Edvard Pettersson Ashley Judd’s lawsuit accusing Harvey Weinstein of sabotaging her career after she spurned his sexual advances can move ahead, but...
EEOC Sues Del Taco in California for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation September 17, 2018 Fast food chain Del Taco violated federal law when at least three male employees, including those in supervisory roles, sexually...
CBS CEO Moonves Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations September 10, 2018 By Kenneth Li CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves resigned from the company, the company said on Sunday, amid fresh allegations of sexual assault...
Gender, Seniority Key Factors in Workplace Harassment: Hiscox Survey September 5, 2018 More than one-third (35 percent) of employees in the U.S. feel they’ve experienced workplace harassment, and half of them believe...
Bill to Expand Harassment Training Requirements Passes California Assembly August 31, 2018 The California Assembly on Thursday voted unanimously on a plan to address workplace sexual harassment and expand a requirement for...
Barnes & Noble Calls Fired CEO’s Defamation Claims ‘Lies and Mischaracterizations’ August 29, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel Barnes & Noble Inc. was sued on Tuesday by a former chief executive officer who said the largest U.S. bookstore...
Washington Lawsuit Says College Dean Raped Assistant August 17, 2018 A woman has filed a lawsuit against Bellevue College claiming the school, and by extension Washington state, fostered a hostile...