Sentences with phrase «harassment against female»

Their lawsuit shed light to the issues of discrimination and harassment against female police officials and how inefficiently those problems were handled in Scranton.

The federal government is filing a lawsuit against an Oswego landlord accusing him of severe, pervasive and unwanted sexual harassment against female tenants and potential tenants.

Last month, WestJet Airlines filed an appeal after the Supreme Court of British Columbia refused to throw out a proposed class - action lawsuit accusing the company of fostering a corporate culture that tolerates harassment against female employees.

Not exact matches

As sexual harassment revelations continue to rock Hollywood and Washington, many female entrepreneurs in the tech world say similar allegations against men in Silicon Valley are coming down the pike.

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.»

Whether you look at straight demographic statistics, listen to the testimony in the recent sexual harassment suit against storied VC firm Kleiner Perkins, or talk to female founders about their experiences fundraising, the picture you get of the industry's openness to women isn't the rosiest.

Last year, men celebrated the event by donning dresses and high heels to hike up a mountain in Guangdong Province, and five female activists were arrested for planning a protest against sexual harassment.

This week, The Guardian reported that a female Tesla employee had filed suit against the electric - car company for what she called «pervasive harassment.»

As waves of sexual - harassment allegations crash against the shores of work culture, now is a good time to support women — even robots with female personas like Alexa.

The two former female legislative aides at the heart of a sexual harassment scandal in the Assembly settled their legal claims against the disgraced former Assemblyman Vito Lopez and the recently deposed speaker, Sheldon Silver.

She won the 143rd Assembly Seat in 2014 after it was vacated by Democrat Dennis Gabryszak, who retired amid allegations of sexual harassment against a number of female staffers.

Connecticut Democratic Rep. Elizabeth Esty announced she will not seek reelection this year amid calls for her resignation over her handling of the firing of a former chief of staff accused of harassment, threats and violence against female staffers in her congressional office.

Several female staffers at NBC News said they «felt forced» to sign a «women's letter» defending veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw against sexual harassment allegations, according to a new report.

NPR Chief News Editor David Sweeney has left the company following allegations of sexual harassment filed against him by at least three female journalists.

The porn star named in bombshell sexual - harassment lawsuits filed by female softball players against their coach at a Christian college is aghast that her life - advice chats with the team are...

Collins also was the lawyer who served as a go - between when the Assembly quietly settled sexual harassment complaints brought by a pair of female aides against their boss, Assemblyman Vito Lopez, D - Brooklyn.

The sanctions, backed by the Assembly Ethics Committee earlier this month, stem from a 2016 sexual harassment complaint leveled against the lawmaker by a female staffer.

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

Silver, who is under fire for mishandling sexual harassment accusations against now ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez, held an emotional breakfast with female members of the Democratic conference.

A former employee of a company co-founded by genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter has filed a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination against the firm's female employees — and alleging harassment by Venter himself.

Or it could be that low - ranking females team up for support against harassment from higher - ranking females.

The cast features Jessica Chastain, who has been outspoken against sexual harassment and misconduct in the industry; Gal Gadot, who plays actual Wonder Woman; Claire Foy who embodies the Queen; Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, who have owned awards season thanks to Big Little Lies; Zendaya, who is blazing the way for young Hollywood; and Oprah — who could well be the US's first female president.

Critics began raising new concerns about Franco on Sunday night, after he was seen wearing a Time's Up pin, in support of increased female representation and vigilance against sexual harassment and assault, at the Globes ceremony.

Karen joined a host of female actresses on the carpet wearing black in support of the Time's Up movement, which raises awareness of sexual assault, harassment and inequality in the workplace and helps sexual assault survivors take legal action against their abusers.

The government did announce it would conduct further research on the «scale and scope» of sexual harassment in schools — looking both at abuse against female pupils and violent «hazing» or initiation techniques against male pupils, as well as how to involve young men in becoming «change agents» of gender equality.

Daria Zhuk, 27, came forward in February — one of several female journalists to level claims of harassment against Leonid Slutsky, head of the powerful foreign affairs committee in the Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament.

During the trial considerable evidence was admitted that brought into question the validity of the female employees allegations against Elgert, including the testimony of two employees who had heard the female employee comment, prior to making the sexual harassment allegations, that she would «get even» with Elgert after he had transferred her to a department away from her boyfriend.