After actor Eliza Dushku complained of sexual harassment on the set of the TV show "Bull," CBS fired her. Moreover, according to a draft internal investigation report, a network lawyer released outtakes from the show in an attempt to discredit Dushku. Those outtakes...
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Google, Facebook End Forced Arbitration After Employee Walkouts
In May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis that individual arbitration clauses in employment contracts are enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act. Therefore, employers can require, as a condition of employment, employees to agree to...
EEOC: Sexual Harassment Charges Jumped By 12 Percent In FY 2018
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's fiscal year 2018 closed just a few days before the anniversary of the first stories about media mogul Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct. Outrage against Weinstein and others in Hollywood began a national...
CBS’ Les Moonves Out After More Sexual Misconduct Claims Arise
During much of CEO Les Moonves' tenure at CBS Corp., CBS has been America's most popular broadcast network. Hits like "The Big Bang Theory" and "NCIS" helped make Moonves one of the industry's highest-paid and most powerful executives. He has now resigned from the...
In Most Complaints, The Goal Is Ending The Sexual Harassment
The #MeToo movement has arguably brought down scores of men who have been credibly accused of sexual harassment or misconduct, along with colleagues and executives who had looked the other way in the past. That may give the impression that the goal of filing a sexual...
Women Photojournalists Call For Their #MeToo Moment
The prestigious Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) recently published an exposé on how women are treated in the field of photojournalism, and the results are stark. Women across the industry said that sexual harassment and misconduct are routine and broadly tolerated by...
Cheerleaders Allege Wage Theft, Harassment By Staff And Fans
A group of former cheerleaders for the Houston Texans have filed two employment lawsuits in the past two weeks. The first was filed as a potential class action against the National Football League and alleges that Texans cheerleaders are not fairly compensated or paid...