Various female employees around the country are taking a stand against McDonald’s and telling their story of alleged abuse and harassment in the workplace perpetrated by their male co-workers and supervisors. The female employees have either filed discrimination...
Sexual Harassment
Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Employers’ Responsibility to Remedy and Prevent Harassment
In December of 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded the District Court of Oregon’s grant of defendant Umpqua Bank’s summary judgment initiated under Title VII by a former bank employee who alleged she was harassed in the...
LAPD Officer’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Reveals the Discriminatory Nature of the Force
On November 2, 2020, Brenda Nix, a Los Angeles police officer, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles. Nix joined the LAPD in 2002 and alleges was subject to a hostile work environment beginning in February 2017 to present day. The lawsuit...
Kris Jenner’s Former Bodyguard Sues Her For Sexual Harassment
Marc McWilliams, Kris Jenner’s former bodyguard, is suing her over sexual harassment complaints. In the lawsuit, McWilliams has also named the security company responsible for employing him and Jenner’s daughter, Kourtney Kardashian, for allegedly violating California...
Sexual Harassment Victim Files Retaliation Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Julia Crowley-Farenga, a former intern at SpaceX, has claimed that she was sexually harassed over a period of three summers. Crowley-Farenga, who is now a NASA engineer, alleges in her California labor lawsuit that she was retaliated against after reporting the sexual...
Former CA Prison Captain Pleads No Contest in The Sexual Harassment Case
The ex-captain at High Desert State Prison has pleaded no contest to harassment and assault charges for inappropriately touching a female colleague while still on the job. Christopher Lewis, who used to be a captain at the Northern California prison, has been placed...
Military Mishandling of Sexual Harassment and Assault
#IAmVanessaGuillén Bill Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén’s tragic death and disappearance reflect a larger problem in the military – a culture where sexual harassment and assault are swept under the rug. After the young soldier went missing in April, thousands of...
Federal Prosecutors Encourage LA Housing Tenants to Report Sexual Harassment
US Attorney Nick Hanna, the top federal prosecutor in Southern California, has called upon people who have experienced or witnessed sexual harassment by a property manager, landlord, maintenance worker, or others with control over housing to report the incident to the...
Online Sexual Harassment On The Rise In The Times Of Covid-19
A number of school districts in California as well as the University of Southern California are reporting a spike in online sexual harassment and discriminatory behavior as they transition to stay-at-home learning via digital platforms and video conferencing. Porn...
Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed Against NCAA And a Renowned Track And Field Coach in California
Three women have filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and sexual abuse against John Rembao, a well-known track and field coach. The lawsuit also names the NCAA and the NCAA Board of Governors for what the victims allege are dozens of incidents of sexual...
