And as more employees become aware of their rights and comfortable speaking
up about sexual harassment they experience — and rightfully so — that exposure is only getting higher.
The store owner was also ordered to take a
course about sexual harassment, and provide training to all employees about the store's sexual harassment policy.
As more victims continue to come forward to share their experiences at the hands of those in positions of power, the many
misconceptions about sexual harassment and assault have become increasingly apparent.
If you complain to your
employer about sexual harassment, your employer is required to promptly investigate your complaint and take appropriate action to prevent sexual harassment from recurring.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday got into an at - times testy exchange with a woman reporter when
asked about sexual harassment in state government, tell her a question was too narrowly focused and did a «disservice to women.»
The unprecedented move was meant to further the
conversation about sexual harassment in Hollywood following the #MeToo movement, the fall of accused predators like Harvey Weinstein and the Time's Up campaign, which was launched this month by many of the same women at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday.
But there were dramatic moments on other issues: The audience booed a question
about sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain, and Rick Perry had an embarrassing memory lapse about one of his own proposals.
ALBANY — For Gov. Cuomo, his prickliness last week at a female reporter asking a
question about sexual harassment in state government should be a case study for male politicians on how not to handle the hot - button issue — and could come back to haunt him, Democratic operatives say.
But Dare alleged that was a subterfuge to mask the real reason for her firing — her complaints
about sexual harassment by a male boss.
Carlson is not alone: Susan Fowler, the former Uber engineer who came out publicly against her employer alleging sexual harassment, is also working with members of the California State Assembly to pass legislation to eliminate forced arbitration, which prevented Fowler from coming
forward about sexual harassment at Uber until after she quit.
After Hoffmann learned
about the sexual harassment claims by way of reporting on Monday, Gotko added, speaking for his client: «He can firmly say he has never subjected anyone at the museum to sexual harassment.»
The top court unanimously sided with a Dianna Janzen, a restaurant waitress who was fired after complaining
about sexual harassment at the hands of a colleague.
That kind of confidentiality clause — which prevents an employee or ex-employee from
speaking about sexual harassment and other workplace misconduct — is generally considered to violate federal labor law, though lots of employers use them anyway.
If an employee has complained
about sexual harassment from another employee (or a third party in an employment context), the employer can be liable if they didn't take appropriate steps to prevent it happening in the first place or failed to take steps to stop it from happening again.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention the impact of the constant stream of media headlines
about sexual harassment not just in venture capital but in all industries.
A day after being criticized for her reaction to political journalist and NBC News contributor Mark Halperin's alleged sexual harassment of female colleagues, «Morning Joe» cohost Mika Brzezinski issued a lengthy statement about the embattled journalist who was a fixture on her show, saying we are «witnessing a larger movement of women speaking up
about sexual harassment because the fear of being dismissed or not believed is melting away.»
She also directly pointed to how that's not currently happening in Albany, where New York senate minority leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins was recently excluded from
talks about sexual harassment.
He initially resisted calls to return or donate campaign contributions from movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and drew criticism when he told a female reporter that she was doing «a disservice to women» when she asked what he planned to
do about sexual harassment in state government.
That's consistent with what Gillibrand has been saying for
years about sexual harassment in the military and on college campuses, and she maintained that consistency earlier this month when she called on a friend, Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota, to resign in light of the accusations of sexual misbehavior that he faces.
Susan Fowler, the former Uber engineer whose blog
post about sexual harassment and troubling internal workings led to the departure of CEO Travis Kalanick, is backing new legislation that aims to give victims of sexual harassment and other workplace discrimination the freedom to seek legal action, and to do it publicly.
I can't offer a bias - free opinion on Klein's fate, but anyone who actually
cares about sexual harassment should be concerned with establishing a fair policy and process for investigation that doesn't rely on character attacks.
The firing and revelations
about the sexual harassment findings come amid vows by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the Democrat - controlled Assembly and the Republican - led Senate to crack down on sexual harassment in state government.
The floodgates opened with a New York Times story
about sexual harassment accusations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who has since been accused of raping multiple women and is now being investigated by multiple police agencies.
Aides also tout her efforts to successfully force the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to better educate riders and MTA personnel
about sexual harassment on the subways and the mayor providing funding for free lunch for all middle school students, a program that was made possible by Ms. James» relentless politicking.
Last month, NSF Director France Córdova admitted that the agency sometimes
learns about sexual harassment charges involving NSF - funded researchers through the media, saying «that's a pretty poor way to find out.»