Sentences with phrase «action against the female»

The employer made a claim to its insurance company and once the insurer looked at the matter, they commenced an action against the female defendant, alleging that the loss was caused by her negligence.

Not exact matches

The Brooklyn - based attorney was in the news two years ago for filing complaints against New York City schools for actions taken against female students who'd alleged sexual attacks by male students.

Last month, WestJet Airlines filed an appeal after the Supreme Court of British Columbia refused to throw out a proposed class - action lawsuit accusing the company of fostering a corporate culture that tolerates harassment against female employees.

«[B] ecause Professor Hawkins is the first African American woman tenured at Wheaton College, the actions taken against Professor Hawkins will raise questions about how Wheaton College treats minority and female professors,» they wrote in an open letter to Wheaton's president and trustees.

For six months, I have been anxiously waiting to see how FIFA, US Soccer, US Club Soccer USCS, American Youth Soccer Organization AYSO, California Youth Soccer Association, Inc, would respond to the class action lawsuit filed against them on August 27, 2014, This lawsuit pit three mothers and two female college students vs FIFA, soccer's worldwide governing body — the Fèdèration Internationale de Football Association, soccer's worldwide governing body and affiliated soccer organizations in the United State.

May's reluctance to condemn and take stronger action against transgressors and enduring mystery when her status as only the second woman prime minister and a female prime minister surely offers the vicar's daughter firm moral ground from which to preach.

The report comes a day after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver fired a top counsel because he failed to take action against Kellner in 2009 when Kellner made unwanted advances to a female staffer.

When she became the UK's second female home secretary, Theresa May spoke at the Women's Aid conference promising «actions not words» on violence against women and wider equality.

Specifically, she recalls how, on the same day a «tough adult female friend» confronted Kramer about his actions against Dushku, a stunt on the film's set went «wrong,» putting the child actress in the hospital with broken ribs.

Comparisons will immediately be drawn between Divergent and The Hunger Games, as both are dystopian sci - fi film series based on a trilogy of young adult novels written by women, featuring teenage female protagonists in an action - thriller scenario leading a rebellion against a corrupt and manipulative government force, while also engaging in a bit of romance on the side.

Theron's reinvention as an action star has been fascinating to watch and Atomic Blonde is great if you want an enjoyable spy movie with a strong female lead who can go toe to toe with anyone she comes up against.

Tessa Thompson, who is set to appear in Thor: Ragnarok this November, has spoken out against the terrible way male Hollywood writers portray female action stars.

Karen joined a host of female actresses on the carpet wearing black in support of the Time's Up movement, which raises awareness of sexual assault, harassment and inequality in the workplace and helps sexual assault survivors take legal action against their abusers.

Perlmutter's email, once leaked, was widely interpreted as his argument against female - led movies, despite myriad other factors at play here — even as the email neglected to mention smash action franchises such as the Hunger Games trilogy or the Alien saga, which were led by female heroes.

To her shock, she learnt that the person was a serial offender and no action had been taken against him despite his misbehaviour with two other female employees.

The court made its decision after hearing from the College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia (the «College»); a registrant, Scott, against whom the College's Inquiry Committee ordered a chaperone for female patients pending investigation, and three intervenors: the West Coast Women's Legal Education and Action Fund («West Coast LEAF»), the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. (the «CPSBC»), and the Registered Massage Therapists Association of B.C. (the «Association»).

In a much - awaited decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has thrown out a huge discrimination lawsuit against Wal - Mart that had been filed as a class action by female workers.

Pregnancy discrimination is any adverse action by an employer against a female employee because of her pregnancy.

Several female employees of Wal - Mart brought a putative class action against their employer, alleging that they were the victims of sex discrimination and seeking back - pay.

Two lawyers at Chadbourne & Parke filed a class action lawsuit against their firm, alleging that Chadbourne discriminates against female partners in its compensation system.

The overwhelming majority of cabin crew are female and without some positive action to only recruit men and discriminate against women, that is not going to change.