Sentences with phrase «[about harassment»

They say Brandi told them it was because Slater «knew too much» about former Fox Chairman Roger Ailes and top - rated host Bill O'Reilly, who have been ousted over the past year because of sexual - harassment accusations.

My daughter worked part time as a server at a local restaurant and made difficult decisions all the time, like how to deal with a regular customer whose behavior constituted borderline harassment.

«DEAFENING SILENCE:» TIME recently named the men and women who spoke out against sexual assault and harassment as TIME's Person of the Year.

She noted that 64 percent of male managers are afraid to be alone with a female colleague, partly due to fear of being accused of sexual harassment.

Has the criteria changed in light of the sexual harassment problems in the sector?

Men must play a role in preventing, highlighting and reporting situations in which harassment occurs.

«Because the silencing of voices has helped perpetuate sexual harassment, the country should guarantee that people can go to court to ensure these concerns can always be heard,» Brad Smith, Microsoft's president and chief legal officer, said in a blog post announcing the changes.

The Cannes Film Festival will join forces with the French government to prevent sexual harassment at the prestigious event in the wake of the #MeToo movement that rocked the entertainment industry.

One, is obviously, a no - tolerance policy whether that's sexual harassment or any kind of bullying or any kind of discrimination.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday at the Superior Court in San Francisco, follows a widely read blog post in February from another female engineer that described Uber's work environment as one that tolerated and fostered sexual harassment.

Faced with the reality of sexual harassment, just about every industry is rewriting its rulebook.

State lawmakers in New York and Washington recently passed measures restricting the use of so - called non-disclosure agreements for sexual harassment claims after the attorneys general of all 50 states urged legislative action in February to ensure that victims can bring lawsuits before judges rather than being forced into arbitration.

Under Kalanick, Uber had run roughshod over regulators, faced accusations of rampant sexual harassment, and allegedly obtained medical records of a woman in who said an Uber driver in India had raped her (Uber recently settled a U.S. lawsuit that the woman had filed against the company).

Rhodes is due to be arraigned in Queens Criminal Court where he will face nine hate crime charges including third - degree assault, second - degree unlawful imprisonment and first - degree harassment.

It's abundantly clear that women and minority entrepreneurs face substantial barriers in the venture and startup ecosystem — including, in some cases, harassment and abuse.

Sexual harassment allegations have recently come to the forefront in the venture community.

«We need to have workplaces where male allies, as well as women, are getting the message from leadership that this is an environment where harassment will not be tolerated,» said Thomas.

Uber, of course, has promised to clean up its corporate culture after a spate of bad publicity about sexual harassment and a damning video of CEO Travis Kalanick cursing out a driver.

«It was a fun look at swapping gender roles and harassment in the workplace.

Fox last month parted ways with its most popular anchor, Bill O'Reilly, amid a number of harassment claims that he has denied, and network chief Roger Ailes resigned last year after he was sued by former anchor Gretchen Carlson.

For years, Twitter has been criticized for focusing more on freedom of speech and anonymity than on curbing abuse and harassment of its users.

Microsoft supports «The Ending of Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2017,» proposed legislation from senators Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina that would end such provisions, Smith said.

Every time you turn on the television or radio, it seems, there's a new set of sexual harassment claims being discussed.

The Cannes Film Festival and the French government are joining forces to prevent sexual harassment at the festival, opening a hotline for attendees and distributing cautionary flyers warning guests of the legal repercussions of harassment.

O'Reilly, who hosted The O'Reilly Factor, was fired by Fox last week following news about Fox settling sexual - harassment cases involving him for millions of dollars.

On Wednesday, NBC confirmed that Matt Lauer had been fired from NBC News, adding another yet another public figure to a long list of business and media elites who have been ousted over reports of sexual harassment and other inappropriate conduct.

Lauer's ouster is the latest in a long (and growing) list of high - profile men in media, entertainment, and other industries who have lost their jobs over a flood of sexual harassment, assault allegations, and other misconduct, including Charlie Rose, Garrison Keillor, Harvey Weinstein, and Kevin Spacey.

A Fox News radio correspondent filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming she was fired for complaining about sex discrimination, after the U.S. television network encouraged employees to report harassment amid a barrage of legal claims.

Related: A Step - by - Step Guide to Responding to Allegations of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

The investigation will focus on determining whether employees of the company in New York City were subject to harassment or discrimination.

Harvey Weinstein's Former Assistant Breaks Confidentiality Clause to Speak About Sexual Harassment

Perkins also said she experienced ongoing sexual harassment by Weinstein.

France's gender equality minister, Marlène Schiappa, announced Friday at a press conference in Paris the decision to open a sexual harassment hotline for attendees of the festival, which kicks off next month, AFP reported.

«It allowed him to welcome female employees and initiate inappropriate contact while knowing nobody could walk in on him,» Variety said of that bizarre detail, citing two anonymous women who accused Lauer of sexual harassment.

Since 2017, Facebook has publicly shared its policy on dealing with harassment on its website.

His girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment.

The contract should explicitly state that all parties agree that the relationship is consensual and should reference the company's sexual harassment policy.

The debate will likely be fierce, but officials hope it will result in a more open dialogue about overcoming harassment in games (and online) without the threats other discussions about the topic have been forced to deal with.

Jessica Golloher, who covers the Middle East and North Africa for Fox News Radio Network, says in the lawsuit that instead of addressing complaints, Fox is using the harassment hotline «to paint targets on the backs of employees.»

The ongoing #MeToo and Time's Up movements may make it seem like celebrating IWD is a no - brainer for brands, but in fact, the campaigns against sexual harassment and sexism have raised the bar, says Erin Keeley, CMO at Mono, an ad agency.

It is an apparent response to complaints that users seldom knew whether anyone got their reports of harassment, and were never informed about what action had been taken.

In December, Microsoft Corp. stopped asking its employees to resolve sexual harassment complaints in forced arbitration.

The issue of mandatory arbitration for harassment cases gained national attention last year when former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson sued network president Roger Ailes over alleged sexual misconduct.

One of the examples of harassment cited: «Unreasonable and / or repetitive expression of concerns with respect to the administration of the affairs of the condominium corporation.»

The difficult part for Twitter will be determining — using only an algorithm — what is a joke, or a sarcastic remark between friends, or some other innocuous statement, and what is actual harassment or abuse.

But in the wake of the #MeToo movement and sexual harassment allegations that have come to light across multiple industries over the past several months, it's on every company to assess whether their HR policies in this arena make it possible for everyone to feel safe at work.

Congress is weighing a proposal to outlaw mandatory arbitration for harassment claims nationwide.

Susan Fowler, the former Uber software engineer who wrote an explosive blog post last year about sexual harassment that she faced at the company, has become an outspoken opponent of forced arbitration agreements.

Certainly, there are many cases of blatant discrimination — just look at the disaster Uber faced with how it handled sexual harassment.

When I read the description of the resistance and even harassment that women bosses face, the problems all seemed to be within the workplace.