Gender, Seniority Key Factors in Workplace Harassment: Hiscox Survey September 5, 2018 More than one-third (35 percent) of employees in the U.S. feel they’ve experienced workplace harassment, and half of them believe...
Bill to Expand Harassment Training Requirements Passes California Assembly August 31, 2018 The California Assembly on Thursday voted unanimously on a plan to address workplace sexual harassment and expand a requirement for...
Barnes & Noble Calls Fired CEO’s Defamation Claims ‘Lies and Mischaracterizations’ August 29, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel Barnes & Noble Inc. was sued on Tuesday by a former chief executive officer who said the largest U.S. bookstore...
Washington Lawsuit Says College Dean Raped Assistant August 17, 2018 A woman has filed a lawsuit against Bellevue College claiming the school, and by extension Washington state, fostered a hostile...
Alorica in California Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit For $3.5M August 1, 2018 The U.S. District Court has approved a consent decree between Irvine, Calif.-based Alorica Inc. and the United States Equal Employment...
Washington County Settles Sexual Harassment Suit for $350K June 26, 2018 A Washington county agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by two women who accused a...
EEOC Sues Tapioca Express in California for Sexual Harassment June 15, 2018 Tapioca Express, a South El Monte, Calif.-based milk tea franchise, and two of its franchisees violated federal law by subjecting...
Sexual Harassment Policy Changes Not High on Japan’s Corporate Agenda May 25, 2018 By Thomas Wilson Three-quarters of Japanese companies have made no changes to sexual harassment policies over the last year and don’t plan to...
Goodwill and Affiliate in California to Pay $850K for Harassment May 16, 2018 Two California entities, Goodwill Industries of the East Bay Area and its affiliate, Calidad Industries Inc., will pay $850,000 to...
Weinstein Sues Chubb Seeking Legal Defense Coverage in 11 Sex Harassment Suits May 8, 2018 By Suzanne Barlyn Film producer Harvey Weinstein is fighting back against personal indemnity insurer Chubb Ltd., saying Chubb must pay for his legal...