Sentences with phrase «about misconduct by»

«In light of new information about misconduct by Harvey Weinstein that has emerged in the past few days, the directors of The Weinstein Company have determined, and have informed Harvey Weinstein, that his employment with The Weinstein Company is terminated, effective immediately,» the board said in a statement last night.

Not exact matches

The crackdown on corporate crime sparked six years ago by accounting scandals at Enron and WorldCom has done little to foster ethical behavior in the workplace, where many employees are still afraid to speak out about misconduct, a new study finds.

The operatives were instructed to target the most hot - button political issues, by talking about and starting groups centered on immigration, police misconduct, race, and religion.

McDougal's comments, and Farrow's story, may or may not have any effect on a president who was elected after bragging about his ability to grab women «by the pussy,» and after being publicly accused of sexual misconduct by numerous women.

On the day that Daniels canceled the deal, protesters gathered in front of Trump Tower in New York City to express outrage over week - old revelations that the Republican presidential nominee had once bragged about grabbing women by the crotch, news that was prompting a number of women to come forward with stories of alleged sexual misconduct by the candidate.

But the presidency is too important and powerful a position simply not to worry about it, especially given the context: Trump has been accused by more than a dozen women of sexual misconduct, and has bragged about groping women without their permission.

«Kicanas knew about serious accusations of child sexual abuse and misconduct by a Chicago priest but «did little or nothing to report these allegations to police, warn parents about him, or protect children from him,»» the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) said.

About one - third in the survey had no choice but to leave — they were forced out by lay or denominational leaders because of a divorce, allegations of sexual misconduct or unmanageable conflicts.

As evidence, she pointed to a 2011 study in the United Kingdom which found that three - quarters of the 6,000 young adults ages 18 to 22 years interviewed about their experiences in sports earlier in adolescence reported at least 1 incident of emotional harm playing sports, one third of whom identified their coach as the main source of harm, and to a 2005 study - one which I cited in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage (Harper Collins), and in articles adapted from that book for MomsTEAM.com - finding that 45 % of children reported verbal misconduct by coaches, including name - calling and insulting them during play.

One thing is certain, and we're not talking about chances of victory, but rather mentioning that the level of absolute trust the feds place in Semple would be a great starting point for a candidate looking to restore integrity to an office seriously tainted by the misconduct of Congressman Meeks.

By contrast, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.), who like Cuomo has been talked about in terms of a possible 2020 presidential run, won national plaudits for leading the charge for fellow Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota to resign after he was with hit with sexual misconduct allegations.

The allegations about Green emerged as women began to share their experiences of sexual misconduct in political life after the revelations of inappropriate behaviour by media mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Whereas Michael Boxer could have recommended immediate reinstatement that could have made me «whole» again, he chose to conclude his own internal report that was three years delinquent by stating that, «Serious questions are raised about Mr. Iritano and record falsification,» which was simply not true, and firmly supported by the Transit Authority's complete reversal of all misconduct allegations against me during oral argument in Appellate Court, Second Department, on May 9, 1991.

Their more secular self - conception, their less xenophobic outlook, and their concerns about official misconduct towards minorities pre-dated significant Muslim immigration and was not motivated by Muslim concerns in the first place.

Women who have come forward about sexual misconduct by lawmakers in the Assembly say they have continued to face career risks, even when they've been vindicated.

In another case, when an auditor and PRI employee raised concerns about serious financial misconduct at the company, they were allegedly punished by Bonomo.

State Senate leader Dean Skelos and his son are being probed by the US Attorney's Office, which has convened a grand jury and presented evidence about possible corruption in the latest claim of financial misconduct to rock Albany, sources said.

The legislation, which increases reporting requirements about and efforts to mitigate police misconduct, has the support of the de Blasio administration, but is being opposed and criticized by the city's largest police

Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten Elizabeth GillibrandOvernight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Trump hits federally funded clinics with new abortion restrictions Dem senators ask drug companies to list prices in ads Gillibrand to publish children's book about suffragists MORE (D - N.Y.) on Monday slammed the GOP for its «near silence» on sexual misconduct allegations against former Republican National Committee (RNC) finance chairman Steve Wynn.

«The move comes in the wake of a chilling three - part TV documentary about Macchiarini, a former media darling who was cleared of scientific misconduct charges by KI vice-chancellor Anders Hamsten last summer.»

The company said it learned about «misconduct at a contract research organization (CRO) facility in Houston» from the FDA and that it cooperated with investigations by the FDA and its European counterpart.

On 7 December, Uppsala University in Sweden released a long - awaited report by its Board for Investigation of Misconduct in Research, which investigated a high - profile paper about the effects of microplastics on fish, published in Science in June 2016.

In a story that Nov. 30, and previously moved on Nov. 10, Nov. 17, Nov. 22 and Nov. 24, about powerful men who have been accused of sexual misconduct, The Associated Press reported erroneously that celebrity chef John Besh had been accused by 25 women...

Franco, asked about the tweets by Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, denied any wrongdoing, and said claims of misconduct «are not accurate.»

Timothée Chalamet, who appears in three critically acclaimed awards contenders this season in «Lady Bird,» «Hostiles» and «Call Me by Your Name,» has certainly been on enough red carpets to have answered dozens of questions about representation, Hollywood inequities, sexual misconduct and more.

But the Harvey Weinstein jabs mostly stopped there — the night wasn't about the men who have been brought down by accusations of sexual misconduct, and no one encapsulated that better than Ms. Winfrey, who brought the often chatty and distracted crowd in the ballroom to rapt silence and even tears with her barnburner speech accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement — the first black woman to do so.

Judd, who was one of the first celebrities to speak on the record about the abuse she endured by Harvey Weinstein in October, told BBC's HARDtalk she was pleased with what Franco said about the recent sexual misconduct accusations leveled against him.

Meyers got right to the point and immediately asked him about the tweets penned by two women accusing him of harassment and the tweets by Breakfast Club star Ally Sheedy implying misconduct, which have since been deleted.

It is part of the «Time's Up» campaign, an initiative created by several hundred actresses and female agents, writers, directors and entertainment executives to fight sexual misconduct across the country since revelations about alleged crimes by producer Harvey Weinstein.

Newbie Globes host Seth Meyers gamely went after the «elephant not in the room» by diving right into jokes about disgraced producer Weinstein and the myriad sexual misconduct scandals roiling the entertainment business.

Ellen Page just added her name to the list of women with damning things to say about Brett Ratner, the powerful producer and director who was accused of sexual misconduct by numerous women in early November — including Olivia Munn.

Meyers also pressed Franco about the since - deleted tweet posted by actress Ally Sheedy, who accused Franco of misconduct.

If you have any concerns about abuse or misconduct involving a minor, please refer to your Student and Family handbook for our policies to protect student wellbeing and safety, contact your School Leader and / or the Department of Child Protective Services immediately by phone [phone] or online at www.txabusehotline.org.

The other «damning evidence» of misconduct by Mann I hear recirculated by the likes of M&M is that the proxies don't match the observed temperatures after about 1980.

Their decision to reveal these key data is necessarily obscure, but may well have been prompted by McIntyre's decision to file a complaint of academic misconduct about Amman with his employers, UCAR.

After climategate, for example - an incident for which scientists were later cleared of allegations of misconduct - searches about global warming spiked, but then fell by 50 percent in six days and 90 percent in 22 days.

It focuses only on a narrow range of misconduct by a narrow sector of the bar (As I've written about here).

In the retrial, O'Neill allowed five women to testify about a pattern of misconduct by Cosby.

Business crises can range from tax evasion, leaked information about employee layoffs, misconduct by senior staff, allegation of corruption or a troubled M&A — the list goes on.

You might find a local yokel judge to approve an injunction against printing a major expose of government misconduct, but that injunction is going to be reversed by a higher court in about eight minutes.

By keeping themselves ignorant about what may be going on, these lawyers have been able to maintain the facade that they are not involved in potentially illegal activities, even though they are often the prime enablers of misconduct.

«Defendants caused a public health crisis by exposing (Flint residents) to contaminated water» and «exacerbated the crisis by concealing and misrepresenting its scope, failing to take effective remedial action to eliminate it, and then lying about it to cover up their misconduct,» it continued.

About 100,000 Flint residents «have experienced and will continue to experience serious personal injury and property damage caused by defendants» deliberate, reckless and negligent misconduct,» the complaint said.

I have started this Blog with two purposes in mind: first to provide persons with legal problems with information about what they can do to recover for injuries and damages caused by the conduct or misconduct of others, and second, to try to provide information to other lawyers about developments in the law in Massachusetts and elsewhere.

His attorneys say he was framed by a retired Chicago Police detective who has since kept quiet about his alleged misconduct in multiple cases.

This piece notes that the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island will represent two local media outlets if they are sued for writing about how local school administrators handled accusations of sexual misconduct by a teacher.

Today's Halifax Chronicle Herald reports that the current mayor of Cape Breton municipality, John Morgan, is about to face a disciplinary hearing by the Nova Scotia Barristers Society for professional misconduct.

She also mediates disputes about allegations of attorney misconduct, referred to her by the Judicial Grievance Committee, Second Department.

If your spouse involved your children in his misconduct, perhaps by enticing your children to keep secrets about his affair, the court may even consider his misconduct when determining custody.

Nutrition expert and blogger Bill Shrapnel wrote about the news that Professor Jennie Brand - Miller from the University of Sydney and Dr Alan Barclay, Chief Scientific Officer at the Glycaemic Index Foundation and Head of Research at the Australian Diabetes Council have been cleared by the University of Sydney of research misconduct allegations.