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In an interview offered to TechCrunch — which at first I was hesitant to accept until it became clear there was a legitimate news angle — I sat down with Glaenzer to discuss the events that led to his resignation and put questions to him that have persisted over the years within the London investment and technology startup community and have become ever louder following high - profile cases of alleged sexual harassment in Silicon Valley and the wider #metoo movement.

A substantial number of people who have reported alleged sexual harassment in the workplace have faced retaliation by their employers, ranging from reduced hours to termination.

Last year, during Oscar season, Casey Affleck pretty much coasted through the process without having to answer any questions about the alleged sexual harassment in his past.

Stephen Colbert, 53, had several videos go viral this year, and was lauded for his fearless late night segments, which covered anything from politics to alleged sexual harassment in Hollywood.

Not exact matches

Uber has major problems, like the alleged systemic sexual harassment in the organization, resulting in the company hiring an outside legal team led by former Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate.

He is open about relationships with employees, and has been involved in a handful of sexual harassment lawsuits from former employees alleging strange behaviour, such as strutting around in his underwear.

Former «Today Show» cohost Ann Curry told The Washington Post this week that she warned NBC executives about sexual harassment from Matt Lauer in 2012, five years before he was fired in November for alleged misconduct.

It's a stunningly fast fall — and one that suggests there may be some kind of sea change in how women who allege sexual harassment by powerful men are treated.

In fact, in December 2017 a Virginia district court judge ruled against a female plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation against defense contractor BAE Systems, in part, because she «did not take advantage of BAE's harassment reporting procedures of which she was well aware.&raquIn fact, in December 2017 a Virginia district court judge ruled against a female plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation against defense contractor BAE Systems, in part, because she «did not take advantage of BAE's harassment reporting procedures of which she was well aware.&raquin December 2017 a Virginia district court judge ruled against a female plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation against defense contractor BAE Systems, in part, because she «did not take advantage of BAE's harassment reporting procedures of which she was well aware.&raquin a lawsuit alleging sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation against defense contractor BAE Systems, in part, because she «did not take advantage of BAE's harassment reporting procedures of which she was well aware.&raquin part, because she «did not take advantage of BAE's harassment reporting procedures of which she was well aware.»

Loretta Lee, a software engineer who worked at the company from 2008 until she was fired in 2016, filed suit alleging sexual harassment and gender discrimination.

In February, Susan Fowler, a former Uber engineer, published a damning blog post alleging she endured sexual harassment at the company.

Harvey Weinstein's long alleged history of sexually preying on actresses, journalists, and musicians — and then scaring them into silence — has spurred a deeply charged national conversation about sexual harassment in the workplace.

Weinstein is embroiled in an ongoing sexual harassment scandal, with actresses including Cara Delevingne, Ashley Judd, Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow speaking out against the mogul's alleged behavior.

The company has been buffeted by one scandal after another in 2017, from alleged sexual harassment to software designed to evade law enforcement, now the subject of a federal probe.

Former Thinx employees, many of them women in their 20s and 30s, allege some very un-feminist practices, including substandard pay, verbal abuse and sexual harassment.

A week after The New York Times and The New Yorker ran back - to - back reports cataloguing Harvey Weinstein's alleged serial sexual harassment of women in Hollywood, actress Selma Blair saw a story on HuffPost about writer and director James Toback's new film that made her blood run cold.

In light of the devastating New York Times report Thursday that chronicled Weinstein's alleged long history of sexual harassment, he was fired from TWC on Sunday evening.

The act of kicking a member out of the Academy is rare, but the AMPAS board in October did vote to expel Harvey Weinstein after a special emergency meeting in October, following bombshell reports the New York Times and New Yorker about decades of alleged sexual harassment and abuse.

«As alleged, if Uber is committed to safe rides for all consumers, including women, it needs to make drastic changes to prevent rapes, sexual assaults and gender - motivated harassment that occur on a regular basis in cities throughout the U.S.»

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.

Weinstein told The NY Post he «bears responsibility» for his past bad behavior, but also blasted the New York Times for «reckless reporting» in its bombshell piece alleging he subjected women to decades of sexual harassment.

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Time's Up — an initiative and legal defense fund fighting sexual harassment and gender inequality — has called on Cuomo to open an investigation of Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance and his office after a story in New York Magazine revealed the alleged mishandling handling of a Harvey Weinstein sexual assault case.

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's office is hitting back at an explosive New York Magazine report claiming that it failed to prosecute Harvey Weinstein in 2015 for alleged sexual harassment because of the indie mogul's political connections.

The justice department lawsuit alleges a longstanding pattern and practice of sexual harassment from landlord Doug Waterbury, who owns about 50 rental properties in Oswego County and the Sterling Renaissance Festival, Sylvan Beach Amusement Park and Santa's Workshop in North Pole.

Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was fired from the studio he co-founded after a wave of employees and actresses, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie, alleged sexual harassment and assault in explosive back - to - back reports in The New York Times and The New Yorker.

In February 2018, Schneiderman brought a civil rights lawsuit against The Weinstein Company, alleging the company «repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.»

Dadey says there needs to be a means for the public to be assured that some kind of investigation is happening, particularly when the accusations are as «troubling» as those in the alleged sexual harassment case.

Allegations of sexual harassment and assault by Mr. Weinstein were disclosed this month in The New York Times and The New Yorker, which prompted other women to share their accounts of his alleged abuse, set off criminal investigations, roiled the entertainment world and triggered a social media movement of women from other industries and backgrounds telling their stories.

The state GOP circulated a petition last week urging supporters to back Silver losing his leadership post over his role in negotiating more than $ 132,000 in settlement money for the alleged sexual harassment victims of Assemblyman Vito Lopez.

Franken, 66, hadn't spoken about his alleged sexual harassment for more than a week, as four different women have accused him of groping, embarrassing, and, in one case, forcibly kissing them without consent.

The Kwara State police have begun an investigation into an alleged sexual harassment of a lady in Ilorin by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad.

Mayer was also recently accused of covering up alleged sexual harassment when she served as Counsel to the Senate Democrats the last time they held the majority in 2010.

Reacting on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the Zone 2 Police Command, SP Dolapo Badmus, said she had contacted the Commissioner of Police in Kwara who assured her that necessary actions would be taken over the alleged sexual harassment.

«As alleged in our complaint, The Weinstein Company repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination,» Schneiderman said in a statement.

For those who need reminding, Silver swept sexual harassment, alleged assault and even alleged rape under the rug while using taxpayer money to gag women with nondisclosure agreements so they couldn't fight back when their assailants called them liars in the press.

Now we know what it takes for Gov. Cuomo to sacrifice from his campaign war chest: a parade of other top local pols letting go of gifts from a donor suddenly in the news for decades of alleged sexual harassment.

«As alleged in our complaint, The Weinstein Company repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination,» state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in court papers filed against Weinstein and the company.

New York's GOP Chair Ed Cox says it's the Assembly Democrats who are engaging in a «war on women», after Brooklyn Assemblyman Vito Lopez was censured for sexual harassment, and it was revealed that the Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had authorized a previous secret settlement against two other alleged Lopez victims.

In the contacts she alleges she had with Van Doran, the OGS attorney, Cater claims she laid out the sexual harassment allegations against Hoyt.

Washington (CNN)- Republicans continue to push for an in - depth investigation into former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa's alleged sexual harassment scandal - questioning when Democratic leaders knew, and whether they failed to act.

But Silver, in a statement, said he was sorry that he had not sought an Ethics Committee review in the first instances of alleged sexual harassment by Lopez.

Samantha, who asked for her last name to be omitted, told a local CBS affiliate in Las Vegas that she reported her sexual harassment complaints to a mid-level staffer at the DCCC in April 2016, alleging that Kihuen, then a congressional candidate, repeatedly harassed and made sexual advances toward her.

The attorney general alleges Maziarz used a «pass - through scheme» that directed money from his Senate campaign account and the Niagara County GOP to make «secret campaign payments» to a former Senate staff who left the state payroll in the midst of a sexual harassment case.

The second set of proceedings in less than a week come after Governor Andrew Cuomo, among others, called on the ethics panel to investigate a sexual harassment scandal that centered on Assemblyman Vito Lopez, who was censured by an assembly committee over alleged sexual harassment charges.

The legislators also want to know how the agencies deal with alleged sexual harassment by grantees in situations not covered by Title IX.

Federal authorities have charged a Philadelphia police detective with accepting $ 24,000 in bribes in an alleged six - year scheme to aid the business of a Harrison Detective Derka Abbate has accused Police Chief Michael Olsey of years of sexual harassment.

I thought Washington, who already has two Oscars to his credit, might just shade it for his turn as a bombastic Pittsburgh bin - man in Fences, especially given the unwelcome publicity Casey Affleck has received over two cases of alleged sexual harassment.

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HBO has acted more decisively against alleged harassers and abusers in the recent past; before Louis CK admitted to sexual misconduct, the network cut ties with the Lucky Louie creator, and also nixed plans for a miniseries with Mark Halperin, who was fired by NBC News after five women accused him of sexual harassment.