Former CBS chief Les Moonves lost his $120 million severance package after the completion of a sexual misconduct probe into multiple accusations against him. The board of directors ordered the investigation after CBS ousted Moonves from the network back in September. CBS stated that the probe showed a violation of...
Last Thursday, Congress passed a bill that would make lawmakers financially responsible for sexual harassment and retaliation claims against them. The bill updates the Congressional Accountability Act, which originally passed in 1995, with this change and a handful of others. Even if the lawmaker leaves the job, the legislator must...
In late October, technology giant, Google, announced that it has fired 48 employees since 2016 over sexual harassment allegations. The company delivered the news to its employees via email, and the reaction has sparked a backlash. Prior to the announcement, The New York Times reported that the former developer of...
Pregnant women face unique risks in the workplace. Those risks vary depending on the environment they work in. There are a wide range of hazards that could cause harm to the baby or to the woman herself, and these may range from physical activities to certain chemical or radiation hazards....
When we think of bullying, often the first image that comes to mind is children on the playground. However, adult professionals in the workplace bullying one another is more common than one may think. Not only does it occur, but the statistics are overwhelming. One of the main differences between...
A teacher lost her job at a Catholic school in Pennsylvania due to her pregnancy. The woman who taught at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, for four years informed her employer about the impending pregnancy on Friday. After the announcement, they fired her. She claims that...