Sentences with phrase «harassment allegations made»

Employers have a corresponding duty to take reasonable steps to investigate discrimination and harassment allegations made by their employees [4].

Jewish Museum cuts ties with Jens Hoffmann following investigation New York's Jewish Museum yesterday announced the formal termination of its relationship with curator Jens Hoffmann, director of special exhibitions and public programmes at the museum, following a review into sexual harassment allegations made against him.

Heather Graham hopes women feel «braver» in the wake of the sexual harassment allegations made against Harvey Weinstein.The 47 - year - old actress...

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.

Harrison Police Chief Michael Olsey has retired from his position as the head of the Police Department, amid sexual harassment allegations made against him from one of the department's detectives.

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker called on President Trump on Saturday to resign from office over sexual harassment allegations made by several women against him.

At a rally to support Moore's Democratic opponent, Doug Jones, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker called on Trump to resign from office over sexual harassment allegations made by several women against him, citing Sen. Al Franken's decision to do just that.

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.

As Silver continues to face heat over his effort to keep quiet sexual harassment allegations made against now ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez, the speaker sat down with women members of his Democratic conference.

Amazon Studios says it has accepted the resignation of its top executive, Roy Price, following sexual harassment allegations made by a producer on the Amazon series «Man in the High Castle.»

Nolan also defended women in the Assembly for not pushing back against Silver's much - criticized efforts to keep quiet the sexual harassment allegations made against Lopez.

This follows disturbing harassment allegations made against powerful figures across a number of industries — including tech.

Not exact matches

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 most recent allegations of sexual harassment by management and subsequent apathy by HR at hot tech startup Uber have once again brought to the fore the lack of progress we've made in gender equality.

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.

High profile edge cases, like the sexual harassment allegations at Uber, have the unfortunate effect of making ongoing diversity and gender equality issues seem insignificant in comparison.

An article on Tuesday about reaction on social media to sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein quoted incorrectly from comments the HBO comedy host John Oliver made about the actor Casey Affleck.

From allegations of sexual harassment against former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes to the court case against former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi stemming from complaints of abusive behaviour both inside and outside the workplace, recent high - profile cases of harassment and violence have made it clear that many organizations struggle to uphold appropriate standards of conduct within their ranks.

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.

These conversations occurred against a backdrop of daily #MeToo stories and allegations of sexual harassment against executives in numerous industries, making for a lot of interesting conversations that we plan to publish more of over the next several weeks.

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.

SPRINGFIELD - A new bill from State Senator Tom Cullerton (D - Villa Park) would make taxpayer dollars off limits for the purpose of purchasing silence regarding allegations and investigations of sexual harassment.

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.

A investigation into the conduct of Peter Martins, former chief of NYC Ballet and its school, did not corroborate any allegations of sexual harassment or physical abuse that several former dancers and others made against him.

«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.

But Cuomo would not say whether he agrees with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on whether President Donald Trump should resign because of sexual harassment and assault allegations first made against him last year.

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who has feuded with Trump on Twitter after calling for his resignation because of sexual harassment and assault allegations, doesn't make these people nervous.

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.

Without directly acknowledging the very disgusting sexual harassment allegations multiple staffers have made against him (including begging, thigh - rubbing, and giving a woman pink eye), Assemblyman Vito Lopez announced today that he will resign, sort of.

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.

After multiple women accused Assemblyman Vito Lopez of sexual harassment, such as groping them and making sexual remarks at work, a 2013 state ethics report found Silver failed to investigate and tried to cover up the allegations.

Writer Kate Maltby, who accused Conservative MP Damian Green of sexual harassment, Labour party activist Ava Etemadzadeh, who accused Labour MP Kelvin Hopkins, and former special adviser to Nick Clegg Bridget Harris, who made allegations against Lib Dem peer Lord Rennard, said they had little faith their political parties would put their houses in order, and accused them of ignoring the issue for decades.

(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.

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

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand urged Trump to step down over the «credible» and «numerous» allegations of sexual harassment against him, joining a fellow Democratic senator — New Jersey's Cory Booker — who made a similar plea on Sunday.

As the issue of sexual harassment has swept through the news media, politics and entertainment industries, Trump has persisted in denying allegations that he, too, made unwanted advances on multiple women in past years.

Galef, a Hudson Valley Democrat, says the differing rules can make it confusing for employees who want to report allegations of harassment — and affect the outcome of investigations and any disciplinary proceedings.

The Liberal Democrats have launched an immediate review into its procedures for dealing with harassment allegations after a number of women made claims of sexual impropriety against the party's former chief executive.

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.