With baby boomers facing retirement and millennials entering the workforce, there is bound to be friction as the two different generations begin to clash. It is natural to want fresh faces in industries that are targeting the lifestyle choices of a younger market. However, brushing off the wisdom, experience, and...
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,...