Sentences with phrase «with allegations of harassment»

It's different in cases with allegations of harassment or discrimination, where the law requires the company to truly investigate and take action.).

The chamber has also hired outside legal counsel to deal with allegations of harassment, discrimination or retaliation, taking that authority away from the speaker's counsel.

The consequences of this weren't readily apparent until last year, when more than a dozen women came forward with allegations of harassment against VCs.

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Smith, previously Minnesota's lieutenant governor, was appointed to serve as her state's senator following the resignation of Al Franken, who became embroiled in controversy after several women came forward with sexual harassment allegations against him.

Last week, two women shared allegations of sexual harassment by former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw with The Washington Post.

Appthority's Uber findings come after a series of public relations fiascos for the ride - hailing company, which has had to deal with allegations of sexism, sexual harassment, government circumvention, and trade secret theft in the past month.

Its creation went hand - in - hand with the #MeToo movement of women coming forward with allegations of sexual harassment and assault.

Although many celebrities were fearful of speaking out in support of women who came out with sexual harassment allegations, Emma Thompson, 58, was not one of them.

In the past, models and celebrities who worked with the photographer accused him of creating a sexually hostile environment on set, encouraging provocative poses, and sexual assault and harassment, according to a comprehensive list of the allegations leveraged against Richardson compiled by Complex.

This is not Trump's first brush with allegations of workplace sexual harassment.

Sexual harassment in the workplace is hardly a new phenomenon, but the deluge of disturbing allegations of sexual assault and harassment by powerful, high - profile men has prompted an increasing number of women to come forward with stories of how harassment has impacted their careers.

In an interview about the Disney - Fox deal with Sky News on Thursday, media mogul Rupert Murdoch called the series of sexual harassment allegations at Fox News in recent years «largely political.»

Earlier on Tuesday, Deadline reported that Apple pulled the plug on an Elvis Presley biopic, apparently abandoning a development deal for the film with The Weinstein Company over the recent deluge of sexual harassment allegations against that production company's co-founder, Harvey Weinstein.

Bill O'Reilly will get a payout of up to $ 25 million following his ouster from Fox News over sexual harassment allegations, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday.

For the last few months, Uber has been dealing with sexual harassment allegations, an exodus of key executives, and a video of its CEO berating a driver.

The Company has been hit with allegations of sexual harassment by former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Stephen A. Wynn.

On Friday, after years of rumored sexual - harassment claims and Thursday's watershed New York Times story in which five women — four of them named — came forward with allegations, the comedian Louis C.K. is responding.

It's also trying to shift its internal culture after former employee Susan Fowler went public with allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination.

The news of Greyball comes as Uber struggles with several company mishaps and controversies, including allegations of sexual harassment by a former employee and co-founder Travis Kalanick's outburst at one of the company's drivers.

Gurley was reportedly guiding Uber behind the scenes as it dealt with widespread fallout from allegations of misconduct and sexual harassment.

The New York Times reported earlier this year that Gurley was guiding Uber behind the scenes as it dealt with widespread fallout from allegations of misconduct and sexual harassment.

American Apparel founder Dov Charney, who left after a string of sexual harassment allegations from his own employees, had a strange response when asked if he was having sex with workers at his new clothing company, Los Angeles Apparel.

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.

Clinton has faced multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment, most famously his affair with Monica Lewinsky — which, while consensual in some sense, was nonetheless textbook sexual harassment of a subordinate of a kind that would (or perhaps more accurately,

Clinton has faced multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment, most famously his affair with Monica Lewinsky — which, while consensual in some sense, was nonetheless textbook sexual harassment of a subordinate of a kind that would (or perhaps more accurately, should) get many CEOs fired from their companies.

Michael, who had been with Uber since 2013, was rumored to be on the chopping block as board members discussed how to move past a series of controversies related to allegations of sexual harassment and other workplace issues.

He joins a growing list of male investors and tech executives who recently lost their jobs or faced public shaming over sexual harassment scandals as more women come forward to report incidents — a trend experts say is reshaping how Silicon Valley deals with allegations of inappropriate behavior.

Hackett, an executive producer of the Amazon series «The Man in the High Castle,» had previously declined to publicize specifics of the incident, but later said she felt compelled to come forward after a host of women went public with harassment and rape allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

As waves of sexual - harassment allegations crash against the shores of work culture, now is a good time to support women — even robots with female personas like Alexa.

Allegations of sexual harassment may seem surprising given Mr. Friedman's longtime collaboration with Ms. Bloomfield, 43.

Compounded with all this is the Vito Lopez sexual harassment scandal, simmering since August, that exploded when the Joint Commission on Public Ethics released its report detailing disturbing allegations of abuse and harasment, along with criticism of how Speaker Sheldon Silver handled the case.

The House voted to prohibit sexual relationships between lawmakers and their employees, a remarkable rules change that brings the institution in line with the military and the private sector after a rash of sexual harassment and misconduct allegations roiled Capitol Hill.

«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.

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.

The University of Rochester researchers who are embroiled in a legal battle with the university over allegations of sexual harassment have filed a lengthy rebuttal to a report issued last month as part of an independent investigation.

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.

The Liberal Democrats» «haphazard» way of doing things has a lot to answer for in explaining exactly how allegations of sexual harassment dating back six years were not dealt with properly.

Gillibrand was the first senator to formally call for the resignation of Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn.) after seven different women came out with sexual harassment allegations against him.

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.

Former President Obama and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump Jr. met with Gulf adviser who offered help to win election: report Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication MORE both denounced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on Tuesday as allegations of rape and sexual harassment increased against the prominent Democratic donor.

ALBANY — In a tense exchange with the Capitol press corps on Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo tried to deflect questions about how his administration handles allegations of sexual harassment and told a female reporter she was doing a «disservice» by asking about it.

Hoyt denies recent allegations of sexual harassment by Lisa Marie Cater, but acknowledged he had an affair with her.

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.

Dustin Hoffman, already under withering fire for allegations of past sexual harassment, was accused of nightly groping an actress who co-starred with him in Death of a Salesman in 1983 - 84.

Museums around the world are wrestling with the implications of a decision, by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, to indefinitely postpone a Chuck Close exhibition because of allegations of sexual harassment involving potential portrait models that have engulfed the prominent artist in controversy.

A group of Democrats including members of the Congressional Black Caucus is privately urging Rep. John Conyers to resign after a third former staffer went public with allegations of sexual harassment against the longtime Michigan Democrat.

Two women who say their sexual harassment allegations were not followed up on by top leaders of the then - Senate Democratic majority are filing an ethics complaint with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

The ad, which will run on cable stations in Washington, D.C., seeks to link House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (Calif.) pledge to run the «most open and ethical Congress in history» with Rep. Charlie Rangel's recent decision to step down as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and Rep. Eric Massa's resignation amid allegations of sexual harassment.