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When Teachers Abuse Their Authority: Sexual Abuse and Grooming in Schools
Schools should be places where students feel safe, supported, and encouraged to learn. Teachers and other educators hold positions of trust, serving as mentors and role models. When an educator abuses that trust, the consequences can extend far beyond the classroom. ...
When Reporting Changes Your School Life: Retaliation After Sexual Abuse Complaints
Reporting sexual harassment or abuse at school takes courage. Students may already be dealing with emotional distress, confusion, or fear about what happened. When they decide to speak up, they should be able to trust that their school will take their concerns...
Sexual Harassment Before Being Hired: Zeus Networks Lawsuit Alleges a Role Was Tied to Sex
Sexual harassment before being hired is still harassment under California law, and our client’s lawsuit against Zeus Networks, LLC alleges hers started long before she joined the cast. According to the complaint, in 2023, our client felt pressured to have a sexual...
From Complaint to Retaliation: What California Hospitality Workers Should Know After Reporting Harassment
Reporting sexual harassment can be difficult in any workplace. For hospitality employees, the decision to speak up may feel especially risky because managers often control the parts of the job that directly affect an employee’s income. Restaurant servers may depend...
The Cost of Looking Away: When California Hospitality Employers Ignore Repeated Customer Harassment
Hospitality employees are expected to provide good service even when customers are difficult. Servers, bartenders, hotel employees, hosts, housekeepers, and other workers may regularly deal with demanding guests, complaints, and uncomfortable interactions. But...
EOS Fitness Sexual Harassment Lawsuit: Employee Alleges Her Manager Tied Promotions to Sex
An EOS Fitness sexual harassment lawsuit filed in San Diego County alleges that a gym’s general manager pressured a membership sales employee for sex, suggested her promotions depended on it, and sexually assaulted her. At Makarem & Associates, we represent her....
Chuck E. Cheese Sexual Harassment Lawsuit: Teen Employee Alleges Older Coworker Groped Her
A Chuck E. Cheese sexual harassment lawsuit alleges that a much older male coworker repeatedly touched a teenage employee, then groped and kissed her, and that her hours were slashed after she reported it. At Makarem & Associates, we represent her. She was a minor...
When Reporting Costs You Playing Time: Retaliation in College and Professional Athletics
Athletes are often expected to trust their coaches, trainers, athletic departments, and team leadership. Those relationships can involve enormous power. Coaches may influence who starts, who travels, who receives playing time, who remains on scholarship, and who gets...
She Reported Sexual Harassment — Then Faced A Hostile Workplace: Understanding Retaliation
Employees are frequently told that if something inappropriate happens at work, they should report it. Tell a manager. Contact Human Resources. Use the company hotline. Put the complaint in writing. But what happens when the employee reports harassment and the...
