Sentences with phrase «confidential settlements»

Section 13307 leaves open questions as to whether deductions are eliminated for confidential settlements involving multiple employment claims, where only one of the claims is sexual harassment.

For all consumer attorneys, the next case should be of interest as far as what attorney's fees can be awarded under the Song - Beverly Act where confidential settlements are involved and what standard governs the award of fees to the statutory «prevailing party.»

Here's a few car wreck and truck accident verdicts and settlements from our firm that we are allowed to publish (many more are confidential settlements):

My understanding is that by trying a case by putting information into the public eye rather than by entering into confidential settlements, we're able to change the way the healthcare profession did something.

Without a look at the confidential settlements the company has reached in previous litigation, it's tough to say for sure.

Our medical malpractice attorney is able to publish the following verdicts and settlements for medical malpractice cases (many additional cases are confidential settlements):

Our victories have taken the shape of large verdicts, confidential settlements and even United States Supreme Court decisions.

It also instituted a series of reforms, barring confidential settlements and requiring the reporting of sexual harassment complaints.

Survivors of sexual harassment in Albany were also disappointed with the changes to the harassment policies, which ban taxpayer funded settlements for individual complaints and ends confidential settlements, raising concerns that the changes should have been considered outside of the budget.

Such payments are now the subject of proposals from both Mr. Cuomo and Senate Republicans, who introduced a bill last week that would outlaw such confidential settlements, echoing a similar push by Senate Democrats in January.

The Assembly ultimately censured Mr. Lopez for harassment, after reaching confidential settlements to prevent disclosure of the first two allegations against him.

Silver also promised to introduce legislation that would ban confidential settlements in both houses of the legislature and the Executive branch.

Among the proposed changes: an independent investigator who will be charged with investigating sexual - harassment complaints, and legislation that would ban all confidential settlements.

Silver on Monday apologized for keeping the initial complaints made against Lopez a secret and proposed a ban on confidential settlements in the future.

Lawmakers in the Senate and Assembly have introduced legislation this year that ban confidential settlements while protecting the identity of the survivor and ending the use of taxpayer funds for settlements.

Ban the use of taxpayers» funds to settle sexual harassment lawsuits involving any level of state and local governments and prevent courts from accepting confidential settlements unless the victim agrees.

It also allows contract workers who are not employees to file complaints of harassment in the workplace and prohibits confidential settlements unless victims specifically requested privacy.

Cuomo wants a unified policy for sexual harassment in state government that bans taxpayer - funded and confidential settlements but includes protections for victim privacy.

The Assembly, Senate and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have proposed reforms to how the state handles sexual harassment cases, which include measures ranging from bans on confidential settlements as well as money for the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to review allegations and a goal of creating a uniform policy for handling cases.

Then - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had been roundly criticized for initially securing confidential settlements for women who had accused Lopez of harassment, but allowed the lawmaker to continue hiring staff, who subsequently leveled similar allegations.

Two Republicans in the state Senate on Friday announced proposals aimed at strengthening the state's sexual harassment laws that would include banning confidential settlements, enshrining the definition of sexual harassment in law and expanding protections for independent contractors.

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.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, has proposed package of sexual harassment reforms for state government, including an end to confidential settlements, as long as the identity of the victim is kept secure, as well as an end to taxpayer - funded settlements.

Potential changes to the state's harassment policies include proposed bans on taxpayer money to settle complaints and an end to confidential settlements as long as the survivor's identity is protected.

«These men will decide whether taxpayers must continue to pay for sexual harassment settlements, whether confidential settlements are banned, and what a new sexual harassment policy will look like.

The bill was approved 56 - 2, with the dissenting votes cast by Democratic Sens. Liz Krueger and Brad Hoylman, who had wanted planks such as a ban on confidential settlements involving taxpayer funds to be stronger and have more protections for survivors.

«Confidential settlements have been abolished except when requested by the victim,» Notzon said.

With Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, and others stepping forward to report their own experiences of unwanted sexual advances, the nondisclosure agreements and confidential settlements that Weinstein has used for decades are drawing increasing scrutiny.

Speaking with reporters during NARAL's lobby day in Albany, Miller said she did not want to wade into the politics of who should be leading the state Assembly as calls mount for Speaker Sheldon Silver to step down for his handling of the confidential settlement.

He also blasted DiNapoli for approving more than $ 103,000 in confidential settlement money to the legislative aides who accused then - Assemblyman Vito Lopez of sexual harassment (Republican candidate for attorney general John Cahill deployed a similar line of attack against his Democratic foe, Eric Schneiderman).

Astorino, meanwhile, blames Cuomo for not pushing for an end to the longtime tenure of Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, primarily over his role in securing confidential settlement funds for aides who charged Assemblyman Vito Lopez with sexual harassment.

Silver approved a confidential settlement with two young women who said they were inappropriately touched and ogled by Lopez without referring their complaints to the Ethics Committee.

In 2012, he weathered criticism for his decision to approve a confidential settlement with two of former staffers to Assemblyman Vito Lopez after the women leveled sexual harassment charges against the Brooklyn legislator.

He even went so far as to lay out his mistakes: «The Assembly (1) should not agree to a confidential settlement, (2) should insist that the basic factual allegations of any complaint be referred to the ethics committee for a full investigation and (3) should publicly announce the existence of any settlement, while protecting the identity of the victims.»

A woman who entered a confidential settlement agreement with Bill O'Reilly in 2002 while at Fox News charged in a lawsuit that the «serial abuser and coward» smeared her as a liar, breaking the terms of their deal.

The Town of Milton released a heavily redacted version of the confidential settlement to the Times Union.

Kerr is the only female on the Town Board and the only member to vote «no» last fall when the confidential settlement with Lewza's former secretary was approved by the board.

When the confidential settlement agreement was approved by the Town Board last October, Lewza abstained from voting on the matter without disclosing why.

Silver also approved a confidential settlement of more than $ 100,000 for two women who accused Lopez of harassment.

The town reached a confidential settlement with her in November.

Nine years later, Silver handled a confidential settlement of $ 103,000 in public funds for two women who said they were sexually harassed by their boss, then - Assemblyman Vito Lopez of Brooklyn.

After the first two of the four women complained, the Assembly lawyers crafted a confidential settlement with them, and paid them over $ 100,000.

Silver apologized for bungling the initial set of allegations against Lopez and seeking a confidential settlement with the initial complainants.

The state shelled out $ 545,000 in taxpayer money to settle claims against former Assemblyman Vito Lopez, plus another $ 103,000 in a confidential settlement.

Following the first meeting, on September 4th, it was leaked to the New York Times that commissioners had voted to limit the investigation into only the actions of Assemblyman Lopez, and not the confidential settlement that was paid to two former female Lopez staffers.

And though he wasn't accused of any crime, Brooklyn Assemblyman Vito Lopez was forced to resign his seat in May in the wake of a scathing report about his bullying and sexually inappropriate treatment of female staffers — now the subject of state and federal lawsuits against Lopez and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who apologized for quietly settling earlier complaints against Lopez with a taxpayer - funded confidential settlement.

A confidential settlement to Hays» lawsuit has been approved by Governor Gary Herbert's office.

Prior to trial, Lojko, the seller, signed a confidential settlement agreement with the Powells, so we will never know what share of the damages, if any, he absorbed.

An anonymous source familiar with the confidential settlement revealed to the LA Times that not only will Brütal Legend remain right on schedule for its October release, but also that «it appears very likely that Activision received little to no compensation from Double Fine and agreed to a settlement to avoid losing its case in open court.»

Title issues among those listed in the provenance have been amicably resolved pursuant to a Confidential Settlement Agreement.