Sexual Harassment Law Blog

[Multiple post updates] A female junior partner at law firm DLA Piper says she suffered retaliation after reporting she was sexually assaulted by a male partner. The woman claims that after she reported the assaults her work performance was criticized and she lost work opportunities. For purposes...

99 Cents Only Stores in northern California will pay $1.2 million to settle claims made by two workers. The employees say a supervisor sexually assaulted them in a walk-in freezer. When they reported the incident, both found their hours cut.
After the workers made their complaints, the...

Sexual Assault Victim Post This wasn’t the kind of headline you were expecting in a sexual harassment blog! We wrote it to get your attention (although the story is true).
We certainly don’t believe violence is a way of fixing serious problems such as sexual assault. When people...

There is flirting and then there is this apparently unsolicited text message sent by a Door Dash driver to a Philadelphia woman he just finished delivering food to.  According to the popular website scarymommy.com, a Philadelphia woman claims she received the following text...

The Nevada Gaming Commission (“NGC”) fined Wynn Resorts a record-breaking $20 million over the company’s failure to investigate sexual harassment and assault allegations against founder Steve Wynn.
Wynn, 77, who resigned from his position as chairman and CEO of the company...

Rape and sexual violence have no borders. They can occur anywhere. A Houston lawyer has stepped forward and accused a Brennan’s of Houston restaurant bartender of spiking her drink and then raping her in her own apartment. She is seeking $20 million in damages.
 
The case has...

Can I Sue a Bar or Restaurant if I was Raped by an Employee? Rape and sexual violence have no borders. They can occur anywhere. A Houston lawyer has stepped forward and accused a Brennan’s restaurant bartender of spiking her drink and then raping her in her own apartment. The case has...

Almost a year after publicly accusing Harvey Weinstein, actress Paz De La Huerta has filed a civil suit against the former film producer and the Four Seasons Hotel. On Tuesday, November 13th, De La Huerta told California state court of how former film producer Harvey Weinstein raped and stalked...