Sexual Harassment Law Blog

Universities have long mishandled sexual misconduct allegations. Perhaps the best-known recent example is Michigan State University and how it dealt with child sexual abuse claims against Dr. Larry Nasser. Another famous case is that of Jerry Sandusky and child sexual abuse at Penn State, where...

Fast food workers suffer lots of indignities. Making things worse, most of them barely make enough money to survive. It’s worse if you are trying to support a family while flipping burgers or in this case, spooning orange chicken glop onto a plate. Just when you think it can’t get any...

Lawsuit Claims Rape Culture at TopGolf USA “Sexual harassment is part of working in a kitchen. Get used to it.” Ciara Williams says that is what she was told when she complained to her supervisor about sexual harassment at her workplace. Williams and three other women claim they were...

Even in these days of mega legal settlements, $1.1 billion is an extraordinary amount of money. That is the total amount the University of Southern California is paying to resolve lawsuits from roughly 700 women alleging gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall sexually abused them at the USC student health...

Custodial work isn’t easy. It can be even more challenging if you are a recent immigrant to the United States. For three such women in Fresno, their journey became a nightmare when they were subjected to sexual harassment at work.
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This is every student’s nightmare. Take a once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in a study abroad program only to be sexually assaulted thousands of miles from home. When that happened to one Rhode Island School of Design student she fought back and won.
Jane Doe* was a student...

Four women who worked at Great Columbia Berry Farms will split a $350,000 settlement. The women claimed they were sexually harassed or raped by Contreras Ramirez, a former supervisor at the company. Their case was prosecuted by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office.
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Concerts in California may be on hold because of COVID-19 gathering restrictions but health officials believe things will return to normal by late summer. That doesn’t mean the courts are closed, however, and this month a woman sued the promoter of Napa Valley’s BottleRock and the...

Years ago, when I was a cop, if a person started their story with the words, “I was drunk and leaving the bar when…”, you just knew the story was going to have a tragic end. Recently we read an article that began with these words, “A divorce lawyer is accused of...

How often have we driven by a late night convenience store and seen a patrol car parked outside? Gas stations are popular with cops… they usually offer hot coffee, fast service and are open late. Service station owners and their employees usually like the presence of the police because it...