Nurse in Hawaii Awarded Nearly $4M For Harassment
A Honolulu nurse has been awarded nearly $4 million after an image of a noose was taped to her locker and a racist note was left in her hospital mailbox. A jury on Wednesday awarded former Queen’s...
View ArticleWomen Sue Utah City, Former Chief Over Misconduct Allegations
Five women claimed in a lawsuit that the city of Provo, Utah and former Mayor John Curtis failed to take action to protect them from alleged sexual harassment and assault by the city’s former police...
View ArticleFormer Uber Engineer Files Suit for Harassment, Retaliation
A former software engineer at Uber Technologies Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the ridesharing service, claiming she was subjected to years of sexual harassment there and subjected to retaliation for...
View ArticleDean at University of Wisconsin Accused of Harassment Resurfaces at 2 Other...
A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point official who handled sexual misconduct complaints and resigned when he was accused of sexually harassing a woman on campus in 2015, went on to hold positions...
View ArticleIowa School District Reaches 2nd Settlement Over Officials’ Actions
The Waukee school district in Iowa has reached another settlement with an employee who filed a lawsuit claiming he was forced to resign after reporting improper conduct by the chief operating officer....
View ArticleWashington Woman Settles for $275K in Case Alleging Officer Harassment
A woman who says she was harassed and intimidated by a police officer in the southwest Washington city of Woodland has settled a lawsuit against him for $275,000. The Daily News in Longview reported...
View ArticleMontana School District Will Pay $350K in Harassment Suit
A western Montana school district has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit that claimed school officials did not adequately protect a student from being harassed and groped by a music teacher....
View ArticleFormer Nevada Test Site Guard Sues Over Assault, Harassment
A former security guard at the Nevada National Security Site is suing her former employer over allegations she was sexually assaulted and harassed by colleagues and then retaliated against for...
View ArticleCancer Patient Another to Accuse UCLA Gynecologist of Assault
A cancer patient is the latest woman to accuse a retired University of California, Los Angeles gynecologist of sexually abusing her during treatment. The Los Angeles Times reports the 44-year-old...
View ArticleCalifornia Woman Sues American Airlines, Claims Employee Stalked Her
A San Diego, Calif. woman is suing American Airlines, saying that a former employee stalked her by sending more than 100 unwanted texts, some of them sexually suggestive. In her Jan. 6 lawsuit, Ashley...
View ArticleColorado Lawmakers Want to Toughen Workplace Harassment Protections
A proposal to rewrite Colorado’s rules for workplace harassment claims is expected to be introduced soon at the state capitol. It would change things for employers by limiting the use of...
View ArticleBullying and Harassment Increase for Some Workers in Pandemic Lockdown: Opinion
Working from home should have liberated employees from toxic workplace behavior such as bullying and harassment. Amid the lockdowns, gone are undesired office encounters, business trips,...
View ArticleHarry And Meghan File Lawsuit Over Photo of Son at California Home
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sued to stop the sale and publication of a photo of their son Archie that they say was shot at their Los Angeles-area home in invasion of their privacy. The royal couple...
View ArticleCardinal Health, AppleOne Settle California Harassment and Retaliation Suit...
Global health care services and products company Cardinal Health will pay $1.45 million to resolve a racial harassment and retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
View ArticleLawsuit: Teens Sexually Assaulted in Illinois School Team Hazing
The parents of two teenage boys filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging their sons were sexually assaulted in a hazing tradition by older players on their suburban Chicago, Ill., high school football...
View ArticleCalifornia Lawmakers Vote to Limit Secret Settlements
The California Legislature voted to guarantee people can call out their bosses publicly in most harassment and discrimination cases. When companies settle complaints filed by their employees, the...
View ArticleLloyd’s Slaps Record Fine on Atrium Underwriters for Bullying, Harassment
Lloyd’s of London has fined syndicate member Atrium Underwriters over one million pounds ($1.31 million) for bullying and harassment, the largest fine it has imposed for misconduct, the commercial...
View ArticleUCLA to Pay Nearly $700M in Doctor Abuse Lawsuits
The University of California system announced Tuesday it will pay nearly $375 million to more than 300 women who said they were sexually abused by a UCLA gynecologist, bringing a record amount in total...
View ArticleWashington University Cop Accused of Sexual Misconduct
A Washington State University police sergeant accused of sexual misconduct while on duty in Pullman has resigned. Police Sgt. Matt Kuhrt submitted his resignation effective this week, KXLY-TV reported....
View ArticleEPL Exposures Redefined Post Pandemic: PLUS Panel
Post-Covid changes in the workplace have created a slew of new issues and exposures for employers. From the changing attitudes toward job flexibility and accommodations to the need for employee...
View ArticleUniversity of California Fires Swim Coach over Misconduct, Harassment...
Longtime University of California women’s swimming coach Teri McKeever was fired following an investigation into alleged harassment, bullying and verbally abusive conduct, the school said in a...
View ArticleCourt Orders Nestlé to Pay $2.2 Million to Bullied Former Executive
Nestlé SA must pay a former executive 2 million Swiss francs ($2.16 million) after she was bullied and forced out of the company, the newspaper Tages Anzeiger reported, citing a local appeals court...
View ArticleNew Mexico State Cancels Season After Sex, Harassment Allegations
New Mexico State called off the rest of its men’s basketball season Sunday after reviewing a police report that cited three players for false imprisonment, harassment and counts of criminal sexual...
View ArticleCalifornia County Supervisor Hit With Sexual Assault Lawsuit
A lawsuit by a former transit agency employee accuses San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher of sexual harassment and sexual assault. The suit comes days after Fletcher ended his state Senate...
View ArticleNFL Investigated by Two States Over Sex Bias, Harassment Claims
State attorney generals in New York and California on Thursday launched a joint investigation into allegations that female employees of the National Football League (NFL) have been subjected to sex...
View ArticleFormer Hawaii High School Players Settle Sex Assault Suit
Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura and Wisconsin safety Kamo’i Latu have settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who said the two sexually assaulted her in 2018 after a football game at their Hawaii high...
View ArticleTesla Sued by US Agency Over Alleged Harassment of Black Factory Workers
A U.S. civil rights agency sued Tesla Inc. on Thursday, claiming the electric carmaker has tolerated severe harassment of Black employees at its flagship Fremont, California, assembly plant, in charges...
View ArticleEBay to Pay $3 Million Penalty Over Harassment of Couple Behind Critical...
EBay has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve a U.S. criminal probe into a campaign by several of its employees to stalk and harass a Massachusetts couple whose online newsletter was viewed as critical...
View ArticleCalifornia Emergency Services Official Sued for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation
A lawsuit accused a deputy director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services of sexual harassment and retaliation against a senior employee while the agency did nothing to stop it....
View ArticleFinancial Services Firms Should Be Banned From Misusing Gag Orders: UK Lawmakers
Finance firms in Britain should be banned from misusing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to silence victims of sexual harassment and abuse, lawmakers said on Friday, calling for an end to an era of...
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