Noted astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City and star of Cosmos, is the latest celebrity accused of workplace sexual harassment. In a public statement posted on Facebook on Saturday, December 1 titled “On...
Employee activism at Google led to the corporate giant announcing on 11/8 that it is changing its mandatory arbitration policy for employees who report sexual harassment claims. And, one day later, Facebook made a similar announcement ending forced...
It’s now been a full year since sexual harassment charges against Harvey Weinstein became part of the national discussion and launched the #MeToo movement. In that time, a seemingly endless list of prominent politicians, celebrities, and corporate executives have...
For the second time in as many months, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a series of separate but similar lawsuits against private employers across the country, alleging workplace harassment. The seven new legal cases included a mix of sexual...
In one of the latest incidents in a recent string of sexual harassment allegations against high-ranking corporate executives, Leslie “Les” Moonves – the CEO of CBS Corporation (CBS) – is facing accusations that he sexually harassed six women...
The #MeToo movement has significantly increased recognition of, and stimulated a national conversation about, workplace sexual harassment over the last year. However, employers should also remember there are other serious types of employment misconduct that can have...
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