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(WBEN / AP) The University at Buffalo has begun the process of taking back movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's honorary degree, in light of the mounting number of sexual harassment allegations being made against the Hollywood Titan.

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But in the wake of the #MeToo movement and sexual harassment allegations that have come to light across multiple industries over the past several months, it's on every company to assess whether their HR policies in this arena make it possible for everyone to feel safe at work.

According to New York Magazine, citing network executives, the decision to abandon the slogan was made last August, shortly after Roger Ailes, the late former chairman and CEO of the cable news network, resigned last July amid sexual harassment allegations.

The New York Times first reported on the allegations made against Burns Strider — and that he was fired years later from a Clinton - aligned super PAC for sexual harassment.

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.

Thinx has denied the harassment allegations, made by a former employee in a legal complaint, and says other allegations about the company's culture are inaccurate.

Former Uber software engineer Susan Fowler, who made explosive allegations of sexism and harassment at the ride - hailing company in a post on her personal blog that led to an internal investigation, said her request to transfer to another team to avoid her harasser was rejected because of retention concerns.

Judd was one of the first women in October 2017 to make an on - the - record allegation of sexual misconduct against Weinstein, which soon afterward evolved into the social media #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault.

Silver, who has been criticized for the series of harassment scandals in the last year involving his conference, in a statement said Gabryszak was making the right choice to resign his seat, reiterating that the allegations were «disturbing.»

The Liberal Democrats have launched an investigation into the way the party handles harassment claims after allegations of sexual impropriety were made against Lord Rennard.

The Legislature in recent years has been rocked by allegations of sexual harassment made against state lawmakers, including the late former Assemblyman Vito Lopez, ex-Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak and soon - to - depart Assemblywoman Angela Wozniak.

«I'm actually going to be working with my colleague Nily Rozic in the Assembly to make sure that we don't have confidentiality where there are allegations of sexual harassment or sexual assault,» said Assemblymember Monica Wallace.

The recent downfalls of multiple high - profile men began in April 2017, when Bill O'Reilly lost his job at Fox News in after several allegations of sexual harassment against the top - rated cable TV host were made public.

Avella's own office was the subject of sexual harassment and discrimination claims with expense records that indicate the state Senate paid a Manhattan law firm $ 22,444 in taxpayer funds earlier this year to investigate allegations of harassment made by a female member of Avella's district office staff.

Rep. Kathleen Rice (D - Garden City) made national headlines when she walked out of a meeting with House Democrats on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, saying colleagues weren't taking allegations of sexual harassment seriously enough.

Even before a cascade of sexual harassment and assault allegations were leveled against prominent men, Gillibrand has made the issue a central one in recent years.

Meanwhile, Silver on Wednesday issued a set of sanctions against Manhattan Democrat Micah Kellner after new allegations of harassment were made against the outgoing lawmaker.

The Liberal Democrats» failure to deal with allegations of sexual harassment by its chief strategist Lord Rennard when they were made was a grave affront to the women concerned.

Now that the incredibly creepy sexual harassment allegations against New York State Assemblyman Vito Lopez have been made public, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver can't exactly sit by and do nothing — even if that's what he reportedly did while the alleged abuse was going on.

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics is investigating the sexual harassment allegations and, more broadly, the payments made to the legislative staffers.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he is «pursuing every legal path» in regards to the phony sexual harassment allegations made against him.

Democratic Party leaders are calling for Rep. Ruben Kihuen (D., Nev.) to resign over sexual harassment allegations, but he is refusing to do so — and even making counter accusations.

An Oswego Common Councilor is being accused of sexual harassment, and the woman making the allegation is calling on him to resign.

The third - term Democrat is responding to calls made in the past few days by prominent state Democrats, who want Esty to resign because of the way she handled sexual harassment allegations made against her former chief of staff.

Five participants made allegations of sexual harassment, age discrimination and retaliation that are so severe they require an independent investigation.

Director Scott made the choice to cut Spacey — and replace him with Christopher Plummer, who he reportedly wanted for the part of J. Paul Getty anyway — after Spacey was hit with a slew of sexual assault and harassment allegations in October.

As for who didn't get recognized, we aren't surprised to see that James Franco (The Disaster Artist) didn't make the cut, given the recent sexual harassment allegations against him.

He recently announced he'll be making his ninth feature with Sony after leaving The Weinstein Company following the sexual harassment and abuse allegations made against Harvey Weinstein.

All the Money in the World made numerous headlines when the filmmaker made the decision to cut Kevin Spacey (who had portrayed J. Paul Getty) from the final product after allegations of sexual harassment against Spacey were brought to light in November 2017.

Sunday night's Bafta film awards will see Britain's biggest stars joined by activists on the red carpet, while many attendees will wear black in solidarity with Time's Up — the movement launched following the sexual harassment scandal which engulfed Hollywood after an avalanche of allegations were made against film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Sylvester Stallone and Ed Westwick have both vehemently denied claims made against them and Dustin Hoffman said of an allegation of harassment, «It is not reflective of who I am.»

Harassment Epidemic Updates AV Club on Hollywood's long overdue moral reckoning New Yorker Emily Nussbaum has a terrific piece on Louis CK's comedy through the lens of recent allegations New York Times Louis CK has confessed to the claims against him «These stories are true» Medium Actor Anthony Edwards has come forward to say he was molested by a producer when he was underage Guardian Ellen Page has detailed homophobic remarks director Brett Rattner made to her during the production of X-Men: Last Stand Washington Post showing their utter depravity GOP officials are now citing the bible to justify Roy Moore's sexual assault on an underage girl.

The vast majority of stars opted to wear black in solidary with with Time's Up — the movement launched following the sexual harassment scandal which engulfed Hollywood after an avalanche of allegations were made against film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Many of the stars in attendance, including Jolie, Saoirse Ronan, Jennifer Lawrence and Octavia Spencer wore black in solidarity with Time's Up — the movement launched following the sexual harassment scandal which engulfed Hollywood after an avalanche of allegations were made against film producer Harvey Weinstein.

The move is in solidarity with Time's Up — the movement launched following the sexual harassment scandal which engulfed Hollywood after an avalanche of allegations were made against film producer Harvey Weinstein.

AFI Fest made the announcement Sunday — six days after Sony Pictures announced that it was pulling All the Money in the World from AFI Fest in the wake of sexual harassment and assault allegations against star Kevin Spacey.

Jeffrey Tambor is confirmed to be making press appearances for the show following sexual harassment allegations.

Once the employer is made aware of the allegations of harassment, there is an obligation on the employer to investigate and resolve the situation.

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.

The investigation was conducted by a Head Office manager at Home Hardware with no prior training on dealing with sexual harassment complaints and who was also known to be friends with the manager of the Distribution Centre who was the father of the female employee making the allegations.

The recent sexual harassment allegations have made us question whether or not such cases are rising, but the dismissed concept is that nothing has really changed; the powerful will continue to have the option of abusing their authority, victims will always feel humiliated and sexual harassment claims will remain a «he said, she said» battle.

The question of when an anonymity order should made in cases involving allegations of serious sexual harassment was recently considered by the EAT in BBC v Roden.

On the other hand, there are a couple of cases decided by Vice-Chair Wilson (i.e. Nunes v. Ulbricht) which consider the issue settled: «The Board has determined that it does not have jurisdiction to inquire into a harassment complaint or an allegation that an employee has been dismissed for making a harassment complaint known to the employer.»

In the usual case, the only inquiry that the Board will make into the underlying allegations of harassment is whether the employer terminated, or otherwise penalized, the worker for having filed the harassment complaint.

If you are an Ontario employer and one of your employees has made a complaint of workplace harassment, it may be prudent to seek professional legal advice as to how to respond to the allegation.

In October 2017, when after allegations were made against Harvey Weinstein, actress Alyssa Milano encouraged social media users to tweet #MeToo (or its equivalent in other languages) widely in order to raise awareness about the prevalence of sexual harassment and sexual assault.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said Tuesday she wants to make sure enforcement of rules governing sexual harassment in the workplace is adequate in the wake of allegations surrounding ex-CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi.

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