Sentences with phrase «end sexual harassment»

The Bully Hunters are a vigilante hit squad of elite female gamers who have banded together to end sexual harassment and abuse in the popular game CS: GO.»

Wenn Justin Timberlake has angered Dylan Farrow with his backing of the Time's Up campaign to end sexual harassment, despite working with her allegedly...

Like many other actors, the star wore a Time's Up pin, showing his support for the movement to end sexual harassment and assault in the movie industry.

Last year, the Assembly secretly approved a $ 103,000 settlement to end sexual harassment allegations against Lopez by two female staffers.

«We will continue to push for stronger and better policies to end sexual harassment in New York State, and call on our elected officials to fix the broken process for handling complaints.»

Prominent women and men in Hollywood and London have launched a movement to end sexual harassment in the wor...

Among them: pay equity, ending sexual harassment in the workplace, equal access to quality education, health care for incarcerated women, adult literacy.

One group oversaw the creation of a commission, led by Anita Hill and announced in December, that is tasked with creating a blueprint for ending sexual harassment in show business.

Actress Ally Sheedy, who appeared in Franco's 2014 off - Broadway play, The Long Shrift, implied it was hypocritical of the actor, who had been wearing a Time's Up pin when he accepted his Globe, to support the movement aimed at ending sexual harassment.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has also published a report «Turning the tables: Ending sexual harassment at work» calling for changes to the law to ensure more effective protection from sexual harassment at work, including limits on the use of non-disclosure agreements and confidentiality clauses relating to sexual harassment.

Not exact matches

Microsoft supports «The Ending of Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2017,» proposed legislation from senators Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina that would end such provisions, Smith said.

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

«Let's say there is some sort of harassment issue or sexual misconduct; it doesn't matter if they were great friends in the beginning, at the end it's going to be a nightmare.»

Cagney on Monday resigned as chairman and announced he will step down as CEO by the end of the year amid allegations of widespread sexual harassment at the company, which is also known as SoFi.

Following accusations of sexual harassment by model Kate Upton, Guess cofounder Paul Marciano is temporarily relinquishing his pay and day - to - day responsibilities as the high - end fashion brand investigates the allegations.

It also ended with a sexual harassment lawsuit.

September: SoFi cofounder Mike Cagney resigned as chairman and announced he would step down as CEO by the end of the year amid allegations of widespread sexual harassment at the company.

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Lindsey Graham recently introduced new legislation — S. 2203, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2017 — which Microsoft supports.

The week ended with sexual harassment allegations against venture capitalist Justin Caldbeck which has continued to spiral deeper into the industry this week around the permissive role others played in allowing the behavior over many years.

A company - wide investigation into allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination and sexism being conducted by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, is expected to conclude by the end of April and will also be made public.

Uber investors at the end of June ousted CEO Travis Kalanick after months of controversy, including claims that sexual harassment and sexism within the company went unchecked by management.

In the end of his apology, Rivera invokes his daughter and implores readers to not be one of those people who reflexively write off the concerns of women who accuse powerful men of harassment: «To all the victims of sexual harassment, direct and indirect, I am sorry for what happened to you.

It started with sexual harassment claims, accelerated with verbal barbs, and ended with an unmasked nest of spies.

Now, the disgraced movie mogul will be the subject of a film — about the accusations of sexual harassment and assault that ended his career and the New York Times team that broke the story.

The Knicks made the playoffs just once in his 4 1/2 - year run, which ended after the 2007 — 08 season; a fellow team executive sued Thomas for sexual harassment in 2007, costing the team's parent company $ 11.6 million in a settlement; and Thomas was hospitalized after overdosing on sleeping pills last October, a tabloid drama heightened when he told reporters it was his 17 - year - old daughter who was treated, not him.

There are multiple proposals from Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would end taxpayer - funded settlements for sexual harassment cases.

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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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.

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 re-examination of Clinton's scandal comes amid a flood of sexual harassment and abuse accusations that have ended the careers of powerful men in Hollywood and the media.

Wherein Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had pledged to push a bill to end Assembly «Hush» money settlements of the Vito Lopez sexual harassment variety and then failed to pursue the Bills passage it entered alist of grievances that spurred me to action.

A Republican state lawmaker on Friday called for the end to film tax breaks after the revelations of sexual harassment and abuse by producer Harvey Weinstein.

The bill would would end mandatory arbitration in sexual harassment complaints, which the lawmakers said can be used by employers to block legal action taken by victims.

Disgraced Assemblymember Vito Lopez lost his position as Housing Committee chair after a sexual - harassment scandal last year — but despite opposition from tenant groups, the omnibus property - tax - break bill he tried to push through at the end of the 2012 session became law at the end of January.

A bipartisan group of members announced legislation that would end the practice of using taxpayer money to settle claims of sexual harassment on Capitol Hill.

His proposal, released Tuesday, would end nondisclosure agreements for victims, and no longer require state taxpayers to fund payouts after a lawmaker or state official settles a sexual harassment case.

There must be zero tolerance for sexual harassment in any workplace, and we can and will end the secrecy and coercive practices that have enabled harassment for far too long.»

«2017 brought a long overdue reckoning where the secret and pervasive poison of workplace sexual harassment was exposed by brave women and men who said this ends now,» Cuomo said in a statement.

At the same time, Cuomo wants to end taxpayer - funded settlements for sexual harassment and ban confidentiality as long as the survivor's identity is protected.

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.

Sources for several days have said the sexual harassment provisions — including ending secret settlements or forcing victims to sign nondisclosure agreements — were all but certain to be contained in a final budget deal.

The Women's Equality Agenda is a ten - point plan that deals with several women's issues, including a call for equal pay, the end of sexual harassment in workplaces and the strengthening of human sex trafficking laws.

Cuomo also outlined anti-sexual harassment proposals, announced earlier, that would end secret settlements and state taxpayer - financed payouts to victims, as well as establishing a statewide whistleblower protection system for alleged victims of sexual harassment.

Former Lib Dem chief executive's legal adviser warns that dispute over sexual harassment allegations could end up in court

Silver approved a $ 103,000 agreement in June to end sexual - harassment claims against Democratic Brooklyn Assemblyman Vito Lopez.

In a column for City & State this morning, former Assemblyman Michael Benjamin writes that its the Rapfogel scandal — not the twin sexual harassment cases involving his conference members during Silver's watch — that could spell the end of his tenure, which dates back to 1994.

PBS has a replacement for Charlie Rose, whose interview program ended Nov. 20 following a report documenting a pattern of sexual harassment: Christiane Amanpour's long - running CNN interview program, «Amanpour.»

Listeners found out the answer today for perhaps the first time when Liberal Democrat deputy leader Jo Swinson went head - to - head with Humphreys on the topic of sexual harassment at Westminster — and then ambushed him at the end of the interview.

Lawmakers are facing mounting pressure to end Capitol Hill's culture of secrecy over sexual harassment as they return from a holiday break, with members of both parties calling for Congress to overhaul its handling of misconduct claims and to unmask lawmakers who have paid settlements using taxpayer money.