Following up on our last blog post[1], Thacher School has been under strict scrutiny for allegedly turning a blind eye to several incidents of misconduct throughout the past 40 years. Many parents have tragically discovered that a sticker price of $64,700 per year[2]...
Sexual Harassment
Dodgers’ Trevor Bauer Under Fire for Sexual Assault Allegations
Dodgers’ pitcher Trevor Bauer is no longer scheduled for games these days. Instead, he has a formal hearing on July 23, where he allegedly intends to deny sexual assault allegations brought against him. The female victim accused Bauer of two alleged violent...
Athletic Director Sues ASU for Failure to Respond to Sexual Harassment Claims and Retaliation
On July 7, 2021, Senior Associate Athletic Director David Cohen filed a civil suit against Arizona State University for allegedly failing to investigate reports of sexual harassment and wrongfully terminating him in retaliation of his reporting. The claimed causes of...
A History of Elitism and Sexual Misconduct
With an endowment of $176-million and a sticker price of $64,700 per year[1], The Thacher School (“Thacher”) stands as one of California’s most elite high schools. Thacher hired Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP to conduct an impartial investigation of potential sexual...
Former Legislative Employee Sues California Senator and State Senate Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
A former legislative employee for California Senator Bob Archuleta filed a complaint against the Senator and the State Senate on March 18, 2021 in the Los Angeles County Superior Court [1]. The complaint alleges, Jane Doe, was pursued romantically by Senator Archuleta...
L.A. Council President Threatens to Sever Ties to Water Agency Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
The Los Angeles City Council has threatened to cut off the city’s ties with Metropolitan Water District of Southern California due to allegations of sexual harassment. MWD makes up about 49% of the city’s total water, the rest coming from the Los Angeles Aqueduct and...
Female Employees Accuse McDonald’s of Alleged Abuse and Harassment in the Workplace
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...
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...