Sentences with phrase «fight harassment in the workplace»

In a recent letter, Erie County Legislator Lynne Dixon (I - Hamburg) has asked County Executive Mark Poloncarz to immediately institute new policies in county government to help fight harassment in the workplace.

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Creating workplaces that are safe and free of harassment and discrimination should start in the halls of Congress, and my colleagues and I will not stop fighting for the protections that all victims deserve.

When asked about the resignation of Empire State Development's Sam Hoyt, in the midst of a sexual harassment investigation, Hochul said the Cuomo Administration is fighting sexual harassment in the workplace.

During a news conference at the East Greenbush Public Library on Monday afternoon, Doran highlighted how she has recently been on the front lines in the fight against sexual harassment during her time in the Rensselaer County Legislature, introducing resolutions to address and combat workplace harassment.

In the coming weeks and months, Ossorio explained, Cuomo will be looking to fight for abortion rights, combat workplace sexual harassment and keep firearms out of the hands of abusers.

More women now than ever are feeling emboldened to raise their voices and fight for the issues that matter most to them, like sexual harassment in the workplace, paid leave, gender equality, domestic violence, health and safety to name a few.

In the wake of #MeToo and the tidal wave of outrage over allegations of ongoing sexual misconduct by the likes of Harvey Weinstein, Brett Ratner, James Toback and many more, The New York Times reports that 300 prominent female actors, agents, writers, directors, producers and entertainment executives have formed a vast and ambitious initiative to fight systemic sexual harassment not only in Hollywood a but also in blue - collar workplaces nationwidIn the wake of #MeToo and the tidal wave of outrage over allegations of ongoing sexual misconduct by the likes of Harvey Weinstein, Brett Ratner, James Toback and many more, The New York Times reports that 300 prominent female actors, agents, writers, directors, producers and entertainment executives have formed a vast and ambitious initiative to fight systemic sexual harassment not only in Hollywood a but also in blue - collar workplaces nationwidin Hollywood a but also in blue - collar workplaces nationwidin blue - collar workplaces nationwide.

She added «Cute #TIMESUP pin James Franco,» in reference to the pins worn by many actors that evening to support the new «Time's Up» initiative, a legal fund to fight sexual harassment and workplace inequality.

Many actors — especially women but also some men — wore black on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Globes telecast to show solidarity with victims of harassment and abuse and donned Time's Up pins promoting the newly launched vast and ambitious initiative to fight systemic sexual harassment not only in Hollywood a but also in blue - collar workplaces nationwide.

Equality is also the baseline for the topic of our cover story this month, which focuses on the ever - important discussion surrounding discrimination; from sexual harassment to racism, we hear from New York's top employment lawyers on how they fight for equality in the workplace.

My focus on representing individuals in their employment matters and workplace bullying & harassment has helped me engage with and fight for my clients in a way that makes them feel assured and confident.

A group of 300 women across the entertainment industry and elsewhere have come together to fight allegations of systematic workplace sexual harassment in a new initiative dubbed «Time's Up.»

It can now, e.g., assist you in reporting harassment in the workplace, or to make a complaint about a landlord; or it can help you ask for more parental leave, dispute nuisance calls, fight a fraudulent purchase on your credit card... The new DoNotPay covers consumer and workplace rights, and a host of other issues.

2017 has been a full - on year for women in the workplace — we tried to close the gender pay gap and smash the glass ceiling, we fought for workplace harassment claims to be heard and, on our time off, we joined the Women's March.