Sentences with phrase «sex harassment claims»

In the UK, the Equality Act 2010 would apply, with the potential for sex harassment claims being submitted against both Mr Damore and his employer, by employees who were offended by the memo.

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Fresh sex harassment claims against senior Lib Dems emerged today as Nick Clegg's party scrambled to clean up its tarnished reputation for protecting women members.

Mr. Silver has come under fire before for his handling of sex harassment claims made by women who work for the Assembly, but he said he was determined to be responsive to victims.

Lib Dems drop investigation into whether his failure to apologise for sex harassment claims brought party into disrepute

«Fresh sex harassment claims against senior Lib Dems emerged last night.

The taxpayers of New York have coughed up nearly $ 5 million to settle sex harassment claims filed by city workers against city employees over the last five years, the de Blasio administration revealed.

The issue was whether a man could sue for retaliation as an aggrieved person under Title VII on the theory that he was fired in retaliation for a sex harassment claim brought by his fiancee.

Not exact matches

A Fox News radio correspondent filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming she was fired for complaining about sex discrimination, after the U.S. television network encouraged employees to report harassment amid a barrage of legal claims.

One suit alleged sexual harassment and assault, another claimed he had sex with a minor and forced her to have an abortion, and another alleged that he taped a sexual encounter without her consent, according to Newsweek.

Charney was never charged or convicted for the sexual harassment claims brought against him, which included allegations from American Apparel board members that he kept kept graphic photographs of him having sex with staff members on company computers.

The victim collected $ 500,000 after settling a lawsuit that claimed Silver mishandled an earlier complaint about Boxley, and tolerated a culture of sex harassment.

Rebel Wilson has opened about her experiences with sexual harassment in Hollywood, claiming that a male star once asked her to perform a sex act on him while his friends filmed them.

Sex Discrimination / Sexual Harassment This program will address recent state and federal cases concerning gender discrimination and sexual harassment claims by staff andHarassment This program will address recent state and federal cases concerning gender discrimination and sexual harassment claims by staff andharassment claims by staff and students.

The Cooper Union has established separate policies, published elsewhere, to adjudicate claims of academic dishonesty, sexual and relationship violence, and claims of discrimination or harassment against a protected class (e.g., race, sex, gender expression and identity, and disability).

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) was considering an appeal by the claimant, Miss Nixon, and a cross-appeal by the respondent, arising out of Miss Nixon's claim for unfair dismissal, sex discrimination, and discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy and harassment.

Mr. Mavrick has, for example, successfully represented numerous businesses in the defense of claims for race discrimination, alleged sexual harassment, race discrimination, disability discrimination, sex discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation, overtime and minimum wages, unemployment claims, non-competition covenant claims, and various other claims alleging types of unlawful or wrongful termination.

Michelle had enough proof to demonstrate that the harassment was because of sex and was sufficiently severe or pervasive to maintain a sexual harassment claim.

The State and Federal Employment disputes handled by Whittel & Melton include FLSA (fair labor standards act), Wage and Overtime disputes, Minimum Wage Violations, Discrimination (age, sex, disability, pregnancy, national origin, race), Retaliation claims including FMLA (family medical leave act), workers compensation and sexual harassment in the workplace, Whistleblower protection, qui tam and other civil rights pursuits.

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The firm has tried and / or arbitrated cases involving claims for wrongful termination, age discrimination, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, national origin discrimination, racial discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, religious discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour violations, ERISA violations, sexual harassment, breach of contract, trade secret theft, defamation, violation of family leave laws, whistleblower (including Sarbanes - Oxley Act and Dodd - Frank Act) and many other claims.

The authors, citing to scholarly legal commentary, have also amply supported their claim the courts have been overly restrictive of the reach of the law and «further revision is in order, to prohibit not just sexually predatory conduct, but also behavior that creates a hostile work environment for members of one sex but contains no sexual advance — that is gender harassment.»

Obtained numerous summary judgments and dismissals for employers in employment litigation matters involving defamation, tortious interference, race, sex, age, sexual harassment, pregnancy, the Family and Medical Leave Act, disability and retaliation claims.

Mr. Bressan is active in the defense of race, national origin, disability, sex and age discrimination cases, compensation claims, sexual harassment and wrongful termination matters.

Chad represents employees in all manner of employee rights litigation including disability discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, sex discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, sexual harassment, medical leave violations, and failure to accommodate claims.

Mr. Tobias has considerable jury trial experience and has tried to verdict employment matters such as age, sex, national origin, and disability discrimination, as well as harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination claims.

Represented scores of individuals in lawsuits against their former employers regarding claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, race, and other protected classes and activities in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), California Family Rights Act (CFRA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), American Disabilities Act (ADA), and public policy.

She represents employers in federal and state litigation matters, including class action and individual claims of wage and hour violations, sexual harassment, age, disability, race and sex discrimination, failure to accommodate, whistleblower and public policy wrongful discharge.

Anger - Kraavi v University of Cambridge Harini represented in the Employment Tribunal a senior woman academic who brought claims of victimisation alleging that the University had not abided by the promises made in the settlement agreement for her first case, in which she had brought claims of equal pay, sexual harassment, unfair dismissal and sex discrimination.

Handles all facets of employer defense of individual and class action EEO litigation in federal and state court, including claims of race, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, and disability discrimination; the investigation and defense of sexual harassment claims; and the defense of unlawful retaliation claims based on the filing of an equal employment complaint.

We represent employers in court and regulatory proceedings involving current and former employees and have experience litigating class actions and employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment and wrongful termination claims based on race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin and other statutorily - protected characteristics.

She handles a wide range of matters, including those involving claims of discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin, age, sex, disability, and sexual orientation; wage and hour violations; independent contractor misclassification; wrongful termination in violation of public policy; whistleblower and other retaliation claims; breach of contract; unfair competition; defamation; and misappropriation of trade secrets.

(i) harassment will no longer have to be «on the ground of» sex, but merely «related to» it; (ii) harassment will apply to a witness of the opposite sex to the recipient of the behaviour; (iii) an employer will be liable for harassment for failing to take reasonable steps to protect an employee from repeated harassment by third parties; (iv) pregnancy or maternity leave discrimination will no longer require a comparator; (vi) it will be contrary to the Act to deprive a woman of non-contractual bonuses in respect of the two - week period of compulsory maternity leave; and (vii) the same claims of discrimination in relation to terms and conditions of employment will be available in relation to additional maternity leave as in relation to ordinary maternity leave.