The U.S. Forest Service employs many people in California and nationwide. Roughly 40,000 people work at the federal agency, and it unfortunately has a long history of sexual harassment complaints and retaliation. A class-action lawsuit targeted the agency in the 1970s...
Sexual harassment is unfortunately common in California and in other states. The #MeToo movement has brought national media attention to a problem that has existed for many years. Experts say that one of the best ways for companies to prevent sexual harassment is to...
Google LLC is already the subject of two lawsuits in California that accuse the company of gender discrimination and tolerating harassment of female employees. A new lawsuit emerging from one of the company's out-of-state data centers provides an example of alleged...
Sexual harassment has been in the news in California recently, continuing the #MeToo movement. The social awareness surrounding the issue has inspired many people to come forward about their experiences. Many cases featured on the news have involved well-known...
While Hollywood is in the spotlight for its sexual harassment issues, movie stars in California are not the only ones who have to deal with it. Those in the scientific community have asked the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to do more to...
Many nurses in California and around the country have experienced or witnessed sexual harassment on the job, and one report said that around 20 percent of nurses had done so in the past three years. As news of major scandals in the entertainment industry and the rise...
California residents are likely familiar with the #TimesUp and #MeToo movements that have given voice to many victims of sexual bullying, assault and harassment. Much of this harassment took place at the workplace, and much of it was perpetrated by men in positions of...
Sex and gender discrimination have recently been in the spotlight as prominent individuals, companies and politicians have come under fire. More and more employers are being accused as well. But we might all ask, why now? How come everyone is speaking out against...
We may not have a definite answer as to why sexual harassment continues to occur at work, but we do know that both state and federal laws are on your side and protect employees from sexual harassment at work. Workplace sexual harassment can be defined as an unwelcome...
By now, a lot of people have heard about the several sexual harassment claims filed against Bikram Choudhury, the founder of the hot yoga practice and owner of a global yoga empire. Bikram turned his system of yoga into an empire, with his name attached to over 700...