Sentences with phrase «allowing victims of sexual harassment»

Discussions of mechanisms for allowing victims of sexual harassment to come forward, the drive for greater inclusion of women and persons of color, and the need for clear guidelines for behavior on film and TV sets were hot topics across the daylong series of panels.

Discussions of mechanisms for allowing victims of sexual harassment to come forward, the drive for greater inclusion of women and persons of color, and the need for -LSB-...]

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But several victims of sexual abuse and harassment in the legislature have come forward with a letter, asking that the issue be taken out of the budget, to allow more time for public input.

First, Vito's continued tenure would send the wrong message to sexual harassment victims everywhere: a powerful man is allowed to stay in his job and determine the timing of his exit despite these extremely serious charges.

This legislation would: create a uniform policy for all branches of state and local government and establish a dedicated unit to receive and investigate sexual harassment claims, ensure individual liability to promote greater accountability, prohibit confidentiality agreements unless the victim requests that his or her identity be kept private, and put in place necessary safeguards to allow government to recoup monies to rightly protect hardworking taxpayers from being on the hook for individual acts of sexual harassment.

The Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act, 2016, amends the legislation to benefit tenants who are victims of sexual or domestic violence, by allowing them to abridge the normal rules around giving notice to end a lease, as a means of facilitating their leaving an unsafe living situSexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act, 2016, amends the legislation to benefit tenants who are victims of sexual or domestic violence, by allowing them to abridge the normal rules around giving notice to end a lease, as a means of facilitating their leaving an unsafe living situsexual or domestic violence, by allowing them to abridge the normal rules around giving notice to end a lease, as a means of facilitating their leaving an unsafe living situation.