Sentences with phrase «harassment lawsuits»

Scotland County, North Carolina, Public Housing Agency and Two Former Employees to Pay Over $ 2.7 Million to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuits

We help clients who have been wrongfully terminated, haven't received due wages or overtime pay, have been discriminated against at work, or want help with sexual and workplace harassment lawsuits.

Mr. De La Cruz handles various types of employment litigation, including wage and hour class actions; discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, and harassment lawsuits; and administrative litigation, collective bargaining, and general labor relations matters.

The risks of not having one range from petty annoyance to major breaches of confidentiality to costly sexual harassment lawsuits.

As V.F.'s Yohana Desta points out, the tradition made for a cringe - worthy moment at last year's show when Brie Larson presented Affleck with his Oscar, but did not applaud the Manchester by the Sea star, who had previously settled two sexual harassment lawsuits.

But Casey Affleck, who settled two sexual harassment lawsuits in 2010, did not participate in this year's ceremony.

The parent company of The Los Angeles Times has launched an investigation into the paper's CEO and publisher after learning of allegations of inappropriate workplace behavior and settlements in sexual harassment lawsuits.

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...

Ban the use of taxpayers» funds to settle sexual harassment lawsuits involving any level of state and local governments and prevent courts from accepting confidential settlements unless the victim agrees.

A New York Times story said O'Reilly and 21st Century Fox had paid out a total of $ 13 million to five women who had filed harassment lawsuits.

He also used to be CEO, but was relieved of that position by the company's own board members, for whom his sexual harassment lawsuits were a constant headache.

«A lot of people questioned our investment strategy,» Serruya says, especially because Charney was facing a handful of sexual harassment lawsuits.

If that wasn't bad enough, its flamboyant founder and CEO, Montreal native Dov Charney, was facing a series of sexual harassment lawsuits.

Workplace whoopee has remained a hot topic since the 1998 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Burlington Industries Inc. v. Ellerth, which makes it easier for employees to file sexual - harassment lawsuits even if they can't show significant job - related consequences.

He is open about relationships with employees, and has been involved in a handful of sexual harassment lawsuits from former employees alleging strange behaviour, such as strutting around in his underwear.

When he's not pretending to be sneezed on, Holiday is the marketing strategist for American Apparel, the made - in - the - U.S.A. clothing company that has become better known for its racy ads and the sexual harassment lawsuits levied against CEO Dov Charney than its workaday T - shirts.

Speculation over Ailes» future had been growing since former host Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on July 6, and several women, including Megyn Kelly, the star anchor, reportedly stepped forward, saying they, too, had experienced unwanted sexual advances from Ailes.

Van Susteren and Rivera, along with other high - profile figures at Fox News such as Bill O'Reilly and Neil Cavuto, publicly threw their support behind Ailes soon after Carlson filed her sexual harassment lawsuit in early - July.

One other former client, Jill Harth, settled a sexual harassment lawsuit against President Donald Trump in 1997.

It also ended with a sexual harassment lawsuit.

It was Carlson's own sexual harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes, at the time Fox chairman, that precipitated his exit from the network.

Meanwhile, in other cases such as Domino's recent sexual harassment lawsuit, franchisees have been deemed completely independent of franchisors» control in employee matters.

On Friday, The New York Daily News reported that she filed a $ 12 million sexual harassment lawsuit against him.

Tinder and parent company IAC have rapidly settled a major sexual harassment lawsuit, a lawyer for former executive and co-founder Whitney Wolfe said.

And even in cases where abuse is well documented — as in Ellen Pao's unsuccessful sexual harassment lawsuit against the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers — the men responsible are rarely punished, and the overall picture rarely improves.

LOS ANGELES Hollywood actress Ashley Judd on Monday filed a defamation and sexual harassment lawsuit against film producer Harvey Weinstein, alleging that he damaged her movie career after she refused his sexual advances.

American actress Ashley Judd on Monday filed a defamation and sexual harassment lawsuit against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, alleging that he damaged her career after she refused his sexual...

Boca Raton - based The Geo Group has agreed to pay $ 550,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Arizona's attorney general.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters)- Hollywood actress Ashley Judd on Monday filed a defamation and sexual harassment lawsuit against film producer Harvey Weinstein, alleging that he damaged her movie career after she refused his sexual advances.

Three women who worked with Charlie Rose filed a sexual harassment lawsuit Friday against CBS News and the television journalist, seeking unspecified damages.

In October, former top economic development official Sam Hoyt left the Cuomo administration after a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against him.

Cuomo, speaking with reporters earlier in the day, defended the 2011 hiring by his administration of former Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, now the subject of a sexual harassment lawsuit.

Their race boiled down to Howard's attacks on Tolbert's involvement in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed while he headed security for the National Basketball Association, putting the Democratic challenger on the defensive throughout the campaign.

gets a sexual harassment lawsuit, and no less than five potential presidential contenders will appear at the same event in Iowa tonight.

Schneiderman — a powerful Democrat who filed lawsuits against President Donald Trump, himself accused of sexual misconduct, and a sexual harassment lawsuit against disgraced Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein — announced his resignation on Monday night.

A prominent lawyer who once successfully represented Penthouse magazine owner Bob Guccione in a sex harassment lawsuit has been hired by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to represent him in a lawsuit stemming from the Vito Lopez sexual harassment scandal.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has consented to ex-Brooklyn political boss / ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez's request that the former political allies have separate trials in a pending sexual harassment lawsuit against them.

This comes as Fox News has agreed on behalf of Roger Ailes to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Gretchen Carlson.

The woman, a political consultant and finance director hired by Wolf in March, filed the 12 - page sexual harassment lawsuit Wednesday in Stamford Superior Court.

Silver's lawyer Bettina Plevan wrote Manhattan federal Judge Analisa Torres Wednesday saying Silver «consents» to the ex-Brooklyn political boss» request that the former political allies have separate trials in a pending sexual harassment lawsuit against them.

ALBANY — A prominent lawyer who once successfully represented Penthouse magazine owner Bob Guccione in a sex harassment lawsuit has been hired by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, the Daily News has learned.

According to Cedeno, Various operated Adult FriendFinder for seven years without drawing a single sexual - harassment lawsuit from employees.

Whitney Wolfe Herd, Bumble's founder and CEO, was herself a Tinder executive before filing a sexual harassment lawsuit against the company in 2014 and leaving to start her own venture.

(At the time, it didn't help that he was embroiled in a sexual harassment lawsuit by former employee Whitney Wolfe, founder of new female - friendly dating app Bumble.)

While I'm not a fan of how this app came about — it's the brainchild of Whitney Wolfe, one of the former Tinder executives who also filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against co-founder Justin Mateen.

Tinder cofounder Whitney Wolfe left the dating app giant in 2014 and filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the company, later settled

Brian's sexual harassment lawsuit comes to an interesting conclusion thanks to a helping hand from Justin, while Michael and David confront the half - truths in their relationship, and Emmett takes the next painful step in his «rehabilitation» into heterosexuality.

The Oscar winner and advocate for sexual assault survivors had presented the best actor award to Affleck, who settled a sexual harassment lawsuit in 2010

I guess in the actual class action suit — and before I get too far ahead of myself, North Country ostensibly deals with the first class action sexual harassment lawsuit brought against a major Union company — a few of the women actually testified against the whistleblower.

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