Self-help guru and public speaker Tony Robbins was accused of sexual harassment and retaliation by former staffers. The allegations, which took place in the 1990s and early 2000s, arose from leaked records and a year-long investigation. Robbins allegedly made inappropriate sexual advances toward female staffers, among others, and requested they...
On Friday, the House passed the Equality Act, which extends civil rights protections to the LGBTQ community. It prohibits discrimination on matters of sexual orientation and gender identity and amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The act covers public and private sectors of businesses and other entities. The proposed...
Several federal laws protect and monitor the employer and employee relationship, specifically for employees and their labor rights. Through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), employees have certain rights that protect them from discrimination and harassment. More notably, these laws protect employees from workplace retaliation, where an employee had filed...
The #MeToo movement has brought unprecedented changes to the media industry, with television stars, movie producers, and executives being forced to answer for discrimination, sexual harassment, and abuse. A recent Vanity Fair article describes a negative consequence for some of the whistleblowers of retaliation through blacklisting. Many women who have...
A new survey finds that a third of female lawyers experience sexual harassment in their workplaces. The survey, conducted by the International Bar Association, revealed that one-third of female lawyers from nearly 7,000 polled across the globe have been sexually harassed, and half have been bullied. As for male lawyers,...
Two Google employees organized an employee walkout prompted by their retaliation allegations against the company. The Google Walkout also aired employees’ dissatisfaction regarding the handling of sexual harassment claims against two executives who received nearly $135 million in payouts. A record 20,000 workers participated in the walkout in November 2018...