Sentences with phrase «allegations of harassment against»

The consequences of this weren't readily apparent until last year, when more than a dozen women came forward with allegations of harassment against VCs.

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One of the most pronounced reactions, though, came when Meyers did a joke about Harvey Weinstein, the longtime film producer who sparked the reckoning over sexual harassment after The New York Times and The New Yorker revealed three decades of allegations against him.

This follows disturbing harassment allegations made against powerful figures across a number of industries — including tech.

During a talk at The Connecticut Forum earlier this month, former First Lady Michelle Obama shared her thoughts about the recent wave of allegations of sexual assault, harassment and misconduct against powerful men.

Smith, previously Minnesota's lieutenant governor, was appointed to serve as her state's senator following the resignation of Al Franken, who became embroiled in controversy after several women came forward with sexual harassment allegations against him.

Uber plans to conclude an internal investigation into sexual harassment allegations against it by the end of April.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Two Republican senators say their party should immediately consider returning contributions from casino mogul Steve Wynn in light of sexual harassment allegations against him.

In the past, models and celebrities who worked with the photographer accused him of creating a sexually hostile environment on set, encouraging provocative poses, and sexual assault and harassment, according to a comprehensive list of the allegations leveraged against Richardson compiled by Complex.

Earlier on Tuesday, Deadline reported that Apple pulled the plug on an Elvis Presley biopic, apparently abandoning a development deal for the film with The Weinstein Company over the recent deluge of sexual harassment allegations against that production company's co-founder, Harvey Weinstein.

Amazon's handling of sexual harassment allegations against Roy Price has set off confusion, debate and finger - pointing inside the company, the NYT reports.

In particular, many notable Hollywood figures including the actors Kevin Spacey and Ed Westwick have been accused of sexual misconduct ranging from harassment to rape since an October 5 Times exposé detailed allegations going back decades against the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

Over the past few years, allegations ranging from verbal harassment to rape have rocked the careers of these men against a backdrop of increasing awareness about harassment.

Charney was never charged or convicted for the sexual harassment claims brought against him, which included allegations from American Apparel board members that he kept kept graphic photographs of him having sex with staff members on company computers.

From allegations of sexual harassment against former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes to the court case against former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi stemming from complaints of abusive behaviour both inside and outside the workplace, recent high - profile cases of harassment and violence have made it clear that many organizations struggle to uphold appropriate standards of conduct within their ranks.

As a chorus of prominent Fox News women have gone public defending Roger Ailes against the wave of sexual - harassment allegations sparked by former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson's lawsuit, the network's biggest star, Megyn Kelly, has been conspicuously silent.

A slew of members have left the Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel prize for literature, following sexual harassment allegations against one colleague's husband.

Hackett, an executive producer of the Amazon series «The Man in the High Castle,» had previously declined to publicize specifics of the incident, but later said she felt compelled to come forward after a host of women went public with harassment and rape allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

Life: A story Oct. 12 about allegations of sexual harassment and abuse against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein mischaracterized the nature of discussions around Louis C.K.'s behavior toward women.

Democratic politicians who have received campaign contributions from Harvey Weinstein are being called upon to return the money after the New York Times published an exhaustive story Thursday detailing decades of sexual harassment allegations against the Hollywood super-producer.

These conversations occurred against a backdrop of daily #MeToo stories and allegations of sexual harassment against executives in numerous industries, making for a lot of interesting conversations that we plan to publish more of over the next several weeks.

Judd was one of the first women in October 2017 to make an on - the - record allegation of sexual misconduct against Weinstein, which soon afterward evolved into the social media #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault.

As waves of sexual - harassment allegations crash against the shores of work culture, now is a good time to support women — even robots with female personas like Alexa.

Following horrific allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and rape against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, actress Alyssa Milano posted this on Twitter, «If all the women who have been sexually harassed...

«Even after a state ethics report criticized him for covering up allegations of sexual harassment against a powerful assemblyman, even after a prosecutor said his failure to act might have put other women at risk, even after a number of editorial boards called for his ouster, Mr. Silver is still standing strong.»

Soon - to - be-former Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak's resignation in the face of multiple sexual harassment allegations may end an Ethics Committee investigation, but doesn't rule out a JCOPE probe or his alleged victims» civil suits against him.

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The changes, which include an end to secret settlements involving members of Congress unless a victim requests they be kept private, comes amid a firestorm of allegations of sexual harassment leveled against powerful men across a variety of industries.

The bill introduced this month in the wake of a flood of sexual harassment allegations against powerful men in a variety of industries includes a provision that would ban confidential settlements.

She won the 143rd Assembly Seat in 2014 after it was vacated by Democrat Dennis Gabryszak, who retired amid allegations of sexual harassment against a number of female staffers.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a statement calling for an immediate and independent investigation of the charge against Klein, saying every sexual harassment allegation should be taken seriously.

The Liberal Democrats have launched an investigation into the way the party handles harassment claims after allegations of sexual impropriety were made against Lord Rennard.

The Legislature in recent years has been rocked by allegations of sexual harassment made against state lawmakers, including the late former Assemblyman Vito Lopez, ex-Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak and soon - to - depart Assemblywoman Angela Wozniak.

The Liberal Democrats have appointed a banker to investigate allegations of sexual harassment against ex-chief executive Chris Rennard.

A investigation into the conduct of Peter Martins, former chief of NYC Ballet and its school, did not corroborate any allegations of sexual harassment or physical abuse that several former dancers and others made against him.

Morgan Stanley officials briefed on the process say that amid a national outcry over sexual harassment, the bank had little choice but to fire former Rep. Harold Ford Jr. after it learned of an allegation against him, even though the charge was never corroborated.

The recent downfalls of multiple high - profile men began in April 2017, when Bill O'Reilly lost his job at Fox News in after several allegations of sexual harassment against the top - rated cable TV host were made public.

Karen DeWitt, a public radio correspondent, asked the Democratic politician what the state «could do differently» amid a wave of allegations of sexual harassment and assault against prominent men in media and politics — including a former senior official appointed by Cuomo.

A leading Democratic lawmaker on the House Judiciary Committee says the House Ethics Committee should investigate allegations of sexual harassment against Rep. John Conyers, D - Mich.

2017 saw a wave of sexual harassment allegations against powerful men across all industries, from entertainment to politics, and the trend has continued into 2018.

He declined to comment on the allegations of sexual harassment against McLaughlin, or how the permanent staff has reacted to these allegations.

Nick Clegg struggled to paint a convincing picture of what he knew about the harassment allegations against Lord Rennard today, during a bruising session of his weekly radio phone - in on LBC.

The largest recipient was Proskauer Rose LLP, who received $ 141,000 for defense of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in a federal lawsuit regarding sexual harassment allegations against Vito Lopez.

But Cuomo would not say whether he agrees with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on whether President Donald Trump should resign because of sexual harassment and assault allegations first made against him last year.

He said he couldn't comment on whether he had learned of any sexual - harassment allegations by any of his staffers, including against him.

Even before a cascade of sexual harassment and assault allegations were leveled against prominent men, Gillibrand has made the issue a central one in recent years.

Assemblyman Vito Lopez's office this afternoon released a lengthy statement calling the allegations of sexual harassment claiming «an all out war against an ailing senior member» of the state Assembly.

Meanwhile, Silver on Wednesday issued a set of sanctions against Manhattan Democrat Micah Kellner after new allegations of harassment were made against the outgoing lawmaker.

Gillibrand was the first senator to formally call for the resignation of Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn.) after seven different women came out with sexual harassment allegations against him.

NBC was slammed on Twitter Wednesday after it conducted an internal investigation into how the network handled allegations of sexual harassment against Matt Lauer and found there is «no evidence» any NBC senior executives knew about Lauer's behavior.

Lerner says it appears the Assembly may have violated its own policies against sexual harassment, which require that any allegations of sexual harassment against an Assembly member be sent to the ethics committee.