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...

One of biggest employers in the food service industry is McDonalds. Second only to Subway in the total number of U.S. locations, the company and its franchises employ almost 1 million people. For many young adults, McDonalds is their first experience in the workforce. Unfortunately, it is also...

The #MeToo movement is still big news these days (as it should be). Unfortunately, sexual harassment remains the norm in many industries. But lawyers? The answer is sadly, yes. Not a week goes by without another report of boorish behavior followed by a sexual harassment lawsuit.
This week a...

You would think an industry that’s focused on risk would know how to avoid creating risky problems of its own. But apparently, that’s not so, at least when it comes to sexual harassment.
Today, underwriters and brokers are increasingly aware of issues concerning their clients and...

Since 2016, McDonald’s has faced more than 50 lawsuits regarding sexual harassment in the workplace and/or condoning retaliation against employees reporting such behavior. In May 2019, the number of lawsuits jumped by 50 percent, stated the ACLU & Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund and...

While those in the legal field should prove fully cognizant of possible repercussions due to sexual harassment claims, that doesn’t mean such behavior is less prevalent than in other industries. A recent survey of approximately 7,000 lawyers and those working in the legal field by the...

Alki David, 51, the billionaire founder of FilmOn, an internet-based television provider, was ordered by a California jury to pay $8 million in punitive damages in a case involving sexual battery against a former employee. Both of the companies he founded must pay for the damages. His other company...

The Sparrow Health System recently put its CEO, Emory Tibbs Jr. on paid leave after a former employee accused him of sexual assault and solicitation. The incident in question is recorded on video, and it has lead to a $10-million-dollar lawsuit.
Emory Tibbs Jr. was once the CEO of...