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...
Ciara Newton, a Shell refinery employee based in California, was fired from her position at the refinery after being subjected to sexual harassment for several months. She endured everything from lewd stickers on her desk, two male supervisors making sexist comments,...
The deputy of a sheriff has filed a lawsuit against LA County for alleged sexual harassment on the job by her trainer and retaliation when she complained about it. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was filed recently by Concepcion Hernandez Garcia alleging sexual...
The University of Southern California (USC) has once again come into the limelight for the wrong reasons. Eighteen more current and former students have joined a lawsuit accusing Dennis Kelly, a physician who treated student-patients, of sexual harassment and...
Bremer Family Winery is suing the local law firm that defended it in a Napa County code violations case that ended with a settlement the Bremers deem “unfavorable.” The lawsuit claims that Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty failed to adequately represent the Bremers,...
Boston University (BU) has fired its famous geologist David Marchant. According to a report published in Science about one and half years ago, Marchant was involved in sexually harassing women in remote Antarctic camps. The Hearing Committee comprising faculty members...
A prominent professor in the department of East Asian languages and cultures has been suspended by UC Berkeley after it was found that he sexually harassed a student in 2018. Allegations of Sexual Harassment According to The Chronicle, the accused, Alan Tansman,...
A civil lawsuit has been filed against Santa Barbara City College for apparently ignoring the complaints of a female student, who had accused a fellow student of sexual harassment. Details on the Lawsuit The lawsuit has been filed against the college by Christian...
California is known for its progressive ideals and a worker-friendly, gender-neutral legal system and, it’s leading the way in combating sexual harassment. The state’s medical board is also known for its stringent licensing process and regulations. Despite this,...
Sexual harassment in the workplace can come in a variety of forms. As more platforms for communication become available, from email to instant messaging, sexual harassment is actually growing more common in the workplace. Supervisors and coworkers alike are more...