If you are subject to any type of harassment while on the job, it is generally a good idea to report it to your employer. The same is typically true if you witness another person harassing a colleague or anyone else affiliated with your company. Let's take a look at...
Sexual Harassment
How to truly reach women empowerment in the workplace
Throughout California and within some of the nation's most powerful companies, the conversation around discrimination, harassment, prejudice, and bias are being made. Antonia Hock is one of those voices speaking out on discrimination in the workplace and is a strong...
Sexual harassment rampant among orthopedic trainees
Earning your entry into a rewarding professional career like a surgeon is stressful enough without unwanted sexual advances. However, many women say they were subjected to sexual harassment while training to earn entry into their medical careers as orthopedic...
Pentagon official accused of ongoing sexual harassment
A report from the Inspector General at the Pentagon details a pattern of sexual harassment committed by the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) top civilian employee for seven years. The report disclosed that the former executive director photographed the buttocks of one...
Workplace harassment laws in California
Many workers in California and around the country put up with harassment because they do not know what rights they have or they fear that speaking up could lead to disciplinary action or even termination. Congress took action to protect workers from harassment in 1964...
Legal issues for Harvey Weinstein continue
Two former wives of ex-Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein were successful in their attempt to have $6 million in assets formerly controlled by their ex-husband frozen. Lawyers for Weinstein say that not having access to the funds is making things difficult for their...
All workers can be victims of sexual harassment
When most people think about sexual harassment, they may assume that the perpetrator is a man and that the victim is a woman. However, employees in California and throughout the country can be victims of sexual harassment regardless of their gender or the gender of...
McDonald’s restaurant chain sued for sexual harassment
Last year, a federal appeals court in California ruled that McDonald’s Corp could not be held responsible for sexual harassment that may have taken place at its franchise restaurants. However, some of the non-franchise restaurants that are owned and operated by the...
Men may struggle to report sexual harassment at work
Most California employees have undergone sexual harassment seminars at their jobs and understand what behaviors are unacceptable in the workplace. While most awareness campaigns about workplace sexual harassment focus on women who experience it, men may also be...
How the #MeToo movement affects reports of sexual harassment
When the #MeToo movement began in California, few people believed it would spread quite the way it did. It moved from the southwestern corner of America to the northeast. According to a CNN report, one in three UN workers report being sexually harassed on the job in...