The U.S. House has passed legislation barring contracts that force people to settle sexual assault or harassment cases through arbitration rather than in court, a process that often benefits employers and keeps misconduct allegations from becoming public. The measure, passed …
Film producer Harvey Weinstein is fighting back against personal indemnity insurer Chubb Ltd., saying Chubb must pay for his legal defense against 11 lawsuits that accuse him of sexually harassing or assaulting women over the past three decades, according to …
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said he’s resigning as the state’s highest law enforcement official, hours after a report in which four women accused him of physical violence. Schneiderman, who built his reputation as a courtroom foe of President …
The Kentucky Supreme Court has reinstated a jury’s $300,000 award to a former Louisville, Ky., assistant track coach who claimed she was fired for filing a sexual harassment complaint. The Supreme Court said on August 20 that Mary Banker is …
A federal judge in Dallas has ordered a physician outsourcing group to end practices of sex discrimination and retaliation, and to report any employee claims of sexual harassment for the next two years. U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis made …
