Sentences with phrase «office for its harassment»

A quick check with Human Resources revealed that Schneiderman never had an internal complaint against him in the office for harassment or anything else inappropriate.

Because of this, CEI seeks legal sanctions against his office for its harassment of the organization and attempt to silence opponents in a political argument.

Not exact matches

Companies» responsibility for sexual harassment don't stop at the office door.

When Paula Jones sued Bill Clinton for sexual harassment 20 years ago, the Supreme Court set the precedent that a sitting president can't push off a federal case until after he leaves office.

Connecticut Rep. Elizabeth Esty will not seek reelection to Congress in 2018, after pressure mounted for her to step down in the wake of a report detailing her lack of action in a harassment scandal in her Capitol Hill office.

The complainant in the sexual harassment and retaliation case against Assemblywoman Angela Wozniak, C - Cheektowaga, is considering a run for her office.

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.

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's office is hitting back at an explosive New York Magazine report claiming that it failed to prosecute Harvey Weinstein in 2015 for alleged sexual harassment because of the indie mogul's political connections.

The top aide in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office on Wednesday called for a change in how society respects women in professional life and societal life, recalling moments of condescension and harassment from men in politics and the media.

But within the budget, the mayor called for the state to do more with its Office of Rent Administration to protect tenants from landlord harassment.

The governor's office flatly rejects that assertion, noting the governor's call for an independent probe into Mr. Klein's actions, and saying on Monday that Mr. Cuomo will include a raft of measures aimed at fighting sexual harassment in his budget presentation on Tuesday, effectively forcing the issue into immediate negotiations.

---------------------------------- The Chenango County Sheriff's Office arrested 22 - year - old Michael Beckwith of New Berlin for 2nd degree Harassment & Resisting Arrest.

«I applaud the work of both the bi-partisan Assembly Ethics Committee and Speaker Silver for the swift and judicious action in removing Assemblyman Vito Lopez from the Chairmanship of the Assembly Housing Committee and in taking other punitive steps as a result of the findings that Assemblyman Lopez was guilty of multiple acts of sexual harassment and abuse,» Nadler said in a statement provided by his office.

After the women announced their intention to sue the state for retaliation and equal protection violations, Mr. David said he referred the retaliation claims to the Governor's Office of Employee Relations; the harassment claims, as well as the conflicting findings of the two previous investigations, went to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

«And whether it is hiring qualified women, supporting those who run for office — and also standing up against sexual harassment once and for all, saying women should not be the subjected to degradation, discrimination or harassment because of the gender in the workplace,» Hochul declared.

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office in March approved $ 113,000 in legal fees for the Democratic - led Assembly related to sexual harassment investigations and the corruption case of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

The bills range from increased fines for landlords, requiring a «Safe Construction Bill of Rights,» stricter preventative measures to address construction as harassment, and the creation of an Office of the Tenant Advocate inside the Department of Buildings.

Newly - released statistics show taxpayers paid more than $ 342,000 to settle workplace discrimination disputes at House lawmakers» offices between 2008 and 2012, including nearly $ 175,000 for eight settlements related to sexual harassment and sex discrimination accusations.

Rosa credits the elder Cuomo for reaching out to minority communities, creating an office on women, pioneering domestic violence legislation, authorizing the EPIC prescription assistance program for seniors and examining sexual harassment in the state Legislature and government, and on SUNY campuses.»

Hochul said women today still face challenges, including getting paid the same as men for the same work, encountering barriers when running for elected office and dealing with sexual harassment.

Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera is under fire for allegations of nepotism, malfeasance, harassment and intimidation — with some involving a nonprofit, others her office payroll.

The first of those began to unfold in Kellner's office in 2009, when the system for processing sexual harassment complaints often worked against victims.

WHEREAS, the ECEEO Office is responsible for investigation of harassment complaints and monitoring of equal employment and affirmative action policy and procedures for all units of the County government.

State GOP Chairman Ed Cox suggested the recent call for a review by Cuomo into the handling of the Weinstein case was driven by politics as it came the same day actress Cynthia Nixon announced a Democratic primary challenge against the governor and at a time when his office is being sued over its handling of a sexual harassment claim against a former aide.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Effutu, Afenyo Markin says despite charges of causing financial loss to the state, former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni's seeming harassment on his Bank Accounts by the Economic and Organized Crime Office is unjustified under the law.

General News of Friday, 18 May 2018 Source: kasapafmonline.com Afenyo Markin, Member of Parliament for Effutu The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Effutu, Afenyo Markin says despite charges of causing financial loss to the state, former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni's seeming harassment on his Bank Accounts by the Economic and Organized Crime Office is unjustified under the law.

«The County Attorney's office has conducted an initial review of its records, which did not reveal any lawsuit settlements for sexual harassment in the workplace over the last 5 years,» he said in a statement.

«This image of this panel of men questioning a woman about sexual harassment angered a number of women and encouraged a number of women to run for office to right what they saw as a wrong,» Oxley says.

Under state law, the Education Commissioner may remove a Board member for office for a violation of the law or willful neglect of duty; the Board argues that Paladino's statement violates the Dignity for All Students Act, «which requires school districts to provide students with an environment free of discrimination, harassment and bullying.»

Several other ideas, like a state hotline for sexual harassment complaints, a statewide database of medical records and $ 4 million for a new office to police campaign finance laws and eventually set up a system of public matching funds, have appeared in newspapers in the days ahead of Cuomo's speech.

Among the topics discussed: Spitzer's statement that he would serve for $ 1 per year if elected, the candidates» singing ability (it was part of the debate, believe it or not), how his experience may prepare him to manage the very large staff of the comptroller's office, his views on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and the sexual harassment scandals that have occurred in Albany, the revelation that he refers to «Eliot Weiner», and much more.

She singled out Sarah Wollaston (cool voice of reason on the NHS); Maria Miller (trenchant opponent of sexual harassment); Nicky Morgan (good on Brexit); and Justine Greening (who had concerns about Toby Young's appointment to the Office for Students board, which unfortunately — because no man took up her point and repeated it more loudly — went unheeded).

Silver has apologized for concealing more than $ 100,000 in settlement money for Lopez's former aides who accused him of harassment, but contends his office didn't break any laws.

The meeting was organized by Senator Klein's office in the latest attempt to address and resolve outstanding resident concerns at the properties that range from reports of tenant harassment, potential violation of rent stabilization laws, massive construction projects impairing quality of life, lack of elevator service for the disabled, and no access to laundry facilities.

Council Member Robert Cornegy, for his part, introduced a bill that would mandate that employers inform workers of their rights vis - à - vis sexual harassment with an office poster and a bill introduced by Council Member Alicka Ampry - Samuel would direct the Commission on Human Rights to provide resources regarding sexual harassment on its website.

It would include a full hearing where the standards of evidence that would be used are higher than those that are applied by the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD) in the course of its investigations.

These go back as far as 1996 when there is evidence that a young artist called Anna - Karin Bylund contacted the then permanent secretary Sture Allén (confusingly, the permanent secretary actually holds the office for a limited term which varies) with allegations of sexual harassment against Arnault.

Office jockey Nick (Jason Bateman, in his best performance in ages) has been passed up for a promotion by the sadistic Harken (Kevin Spacey); dental assistant Dale (Charlie Day) works under constant sexual harassment from Julia Harris, DDS (Jennifer Aniston, hilarious for a change); and chemical - plant employee Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) is suddenly thrust into the dominion of middle - aged frat boy Bobby Pellit (Colin Farrell, perfection).

Festival brings its code of conduct out for all to see, and teams with Utah's Attorney General's office to launch a hotline for people reporting sexual harassment or worse.

Following the many claims of sexual harassment against Kevin Spacey, Scott deemed the actor's presence in the film, as billionaire John Paul Getty, far too toxic for the box - office prospects, and so recast and reshot Christopher Plummer as Getty.

Olivia Munn will be honored for her sexual harassment fight, Margot Robbie will produce femme - focused Shakespeare series, and inclusion rules at the box office in 2018.

The Education Department's office for civil rights may take up a novel sexual - harassment case that it refused to pursue last year.

On June 16, the left - leaning ProPublica published a leaked memo from the Department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) explaining that the agency would no longer automatically turn individual complaints about sexual harassment into year - long investigations of the practices of an entire university or school district.

In 2000, a Dear Colleague letter was sent to school districts nationwide from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) that defined the term «disability harassment.»

District Title IX monitoring officers and USOE Educational Equity, school law, pupil transportation and Career and Technical Education staff will receive updated training on a recent «Dear Colleague» letter from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which set out new guidelines relating to harassment and bullying.

About 40 officials from Wasatch Front School Districts will join staff from the Utah State Office of Education this week for a two - day training on how to identify and prevent harassment and bullying in Utah schools.

During the Obama administration, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent out a letter requiring colleges and universities to use a «preponderance of the evidence» to determine innocence or guilt in sexual violence or harassment cases.

For a good description of school districts» obligations under the federal civil rights laws, read the guidelines on harassment and bullying published by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (known as «OCR» for shorFor a good description of school districts» obligations under the federal civil rights laws, read the guidelines on harassment and bullying published by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (known as «OCR» for shorfor Civil Rights (known as «OCR» for shorfor short).

Protecting Students from Harassment and Hate Crimes: A Guide for Schools (U. S. Department of Education & Office for Civil Rights & National Association of Attorneys General).

Why We Like Office Depot This chain has unexpected additional resources via its website, such as downloadable templates for small businesses (everything from cash flow spreadsheets to sexual harassment guidelines).