Los Angeles, California, Legal Blog
California Launches Tracking System For Sexual Harassment Complaints of State Employees
California has launched a new system that will help track sexual harassment claims filed by state employees. This project had been under development for almost two years, and is now ready to be put into practice. The system will log investigations that the state...
Sexual Harassment Charges Against California Judge Could Result in His Expulsion
A state judicial panel claimed that there was extensive testimony against California Appeals Court Justice Jeffrey Johnson that showed him to have sexually harassed multiple women at the courthouse. In particular, he harassed a female colleague who he repeatedly...
New California Gig Worker Law Blocked by Federal Judge
US District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego has blocked the new California labor law from applying to over 70,000 independent truckers for an indefinite period. The federal judge decided that the law was preempted by stated federal rules on interstate commerce. The...
Harvey Weinstein Faces Rape And Sexual Assault Charges in Los Angeles
Prosecutors charged Harvey Weinstein in Los Angeles on January 6th, 2020 for sexually assaulting one woman and raping another in separate incidents that took place in 2013 over a two-day period. Harvey Weinstein used his power and influence to pressure and intimidate...
INTERNAL DOCUMENTS SHOW SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND MISCONDUCT IS RAMPANT AT CALIFORNIA WOMEN’S PRISONS
Nearly 26,000 correctional officers work in the California prison system. According to inmate advocates, incidents of sexual harassment and sexual abuse by staff are more rampant than what the official records reveal because very few officers get investigated or...
KATIE HILL’S SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE BRINGS REVENGE PORN LAW INTO ATTENTION
The millennial and controversial Democrat from the Santa Clarita Valley, Rep. Katie Hill, is resigning from Congress. But her sexual harassment case has given rise to an additional debate on cyber harassment and the California law against revenge porn. Following the...
CALIFORNIA STRENGTHENS LAWS RELATED TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT THE WORKPLACE
California’s worker protection laws related to sexual misconduct and harassment are now stronger with new bills signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. These bills had been vetoed last year by his predecessor Jerry Brown. Improved Worker Protection Sexual harassment victims will...
Unity Technologies CEO Sued For Sexual Harassment by Former VP
The millennial and controversial Democrat from the Santa Clarita Valley, Rep. Katie Hill, is resigning from Congress. But her sexual harassment case has given rise to an additional debate on cyber harassment and the California law against revenge porn. Following the...
Sexual Abuse Victims of Epstein Disappointed That He Managed to Escape Justice
The apparent suicide of the alleged sex trafficker and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has left a large number of victims dissatisfied and disappointed. They understandably feel that justice could not be served against the perpetrator of such serious crimes of...
Epstein’s Victims to Claim Damages From His Estate
Following Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide in a prison cell in New York, a number of female victims who suffered sexual abuse from the disgraced financier, are planning to sue his estate for damages. Civil Claims against Epstein’s Estate Reuters has reported that an...
