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In the startup world, the term sheet is treated as a finish line. Founders celebrate funding rounds as validation, investors frame capital as fuel for innovation, and early employees accept long hours and uncertainty in exchange for growth and equity. But what happens...
In the tech industry, compensation is rarely just a paycheck. Equity—stock options, RSUs, profit interests—often represents the real upside, the promise that long hours and outsized risk will eventually pay off. But when workplace sexual harassment enters the picture,...
On a film or television set, the call sheet quietly communicates the power structure of the day. Names at the top carry authority, visibility, and security. Names at the bottom—often production assistants—carry everything else: the coffee orders, the lock-ups, the...
For years, the music industry has relied on a familiar defense when allegations of sexual misconduct surface: there was no employment relationship. Artists were “independent.” Producers were “contractors.” Production assistants were “day hires.” Liability, record...
For decades, the phrase “casting couch” functioned as an open secret in Hollywood—acknowledged in whispers, joked about in public, but rarely confronted in court. Survivors of sexual assault and coercion within the entertainment industry often faced an impossible...
Flirting at work can be common, but when does it cross the line into harassment? Harassment can take on many different forms. While it is most identifiable as physical touch, the range of harassment makes it difficult to differentiate unproblematic behaviour and...
Workplace harassment occurs in situations where the social environment of the workplace becomes intolerable because the harassment, whether verbal, physical, or visual, communicates an offensive message to the harassed employee. Harassment is prohibited under both...
Before you file a sexual misconduct claim, you need to know how long you have to take action and sue. Every type of claim has a deadline, and if you miss that deadline, you can lose your right to sue. That deadline is called the statute of limitations. In California,...
Sexual harassment should not be tolerated in any form. However, it becomes even harder to navigate when the sexual harassment is being conducted by those in your workplace. All employees need to understand sexual harassment to be able to recognize harassment when it...
By: Brooke Lum Sexual harassment is, unfortunately, a harsh reality for many people. Recently, more survivors have been coming forward in the wake of the #MeToo movement. It has become especially prevalent in workplaces. While many wait to come forward and seek legal...
