The Harvey Weinstein scandal has forever reshaped California’s sexual harassment laws and continues to ripple through the nation. But many tend to forget that there is also a non-sexual form of harassment, and it is no less damaging or traumatizing than sexual harassment. But what is the difference between sexual and non-sexual harassment in the […]
read moreIn the wake of the #MeToo movement, victims of sexual harassment have been more empowered than ever to speak publicly about workplace harassment, abuse, sexism, groping, derogatory comments, unwanted sexual advances, and other types of sexual harassment in California. But there are millions of women in Los Angeles and all across California who are still […]
read moreThe #MeToo movement started in October 2017, and one would think that sexual harassment would have been non-existent by the end of April. But that is not the case. It has been almost seven months since the revelations about Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct flooded the headlines, and even though many disgraced and awful […]
read moreSexual harassment in the workplace attracts a mammoth deal of attention nowadays, for all the right reasons. If you skim through the headlines, you will notice that sexual misconduct at work is a much more talked-about issue than it was ever before. While the latest sex scandals that have gripped Hollywood and the rest of […]
read moreSex scandals and politics have never been strangers, but seem to go hand-in-hand more than ever at the moment. As numerous stories of sexual harassment, sexual offenses, and related incidents make the news, some parts of Los Angeles County are now unrepresented in the Capitol after both Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia and Senator Tony Mendoza have […]
read moreIn the face of all the sexual misconduct allegations that are flying around across a myriad of industries in the U.S., USA Gymnastics is coming under fire for allegedly silencing victims of sexual abuse. In December, U.S. gymnast McKayla Maroney took legal action against the United States Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, accusing the organizations’ […]
read moreBesides shedding an unpleasant light on the ugly scope of the sexual harassment problem in the workplace, the latest wave of sexual harassment and misconduct allegations in both small and large U.S. companies have fostered change in the workplace. In what has become a revolutionary article that encouraged millions of Americans to expose just how […]
read moreAmid sexual harassment scandals brewing in Hollywood, claims of sexual misconduct have echoed across many other industries in the U.S. One such industry is sports. It may sound surprising to many, but the sports industry – be it football, basketball, soccer, or even MMA – is full of sexual harassment and misconduct against both females […]
read moreIn a new wave of sexual assault accusations against some of Hollywood’s most influential figures, more women come forward to reveal how their work relationships changed after the rape and forced sex. Russell Simmons, the hip-hop mogul in California, is being accused of sexual assault after model Keri Claussen Khalighi came forward to detail a […]
read moreDoes a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) make employers immune from a sexual harassment lawsuit? This is the question that came to the spotlight in Los Angeles and all over California following the sexual harassment scandal involving Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. In the past few weeks, dozens of women have come forward to accuse Weinstein of sexual […]
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