Citi Suit Raises #MeToo Claims at Wall Street’s Top Levels December 21, 2023 By Paige Smith Ardith Lindsey’s lawsuit accusing Citigroup Inc. of tolerating years of sexual harassment and assault against her struck a chord across...
Biden Signs #MeToo Law Curbing Confidentiality Agreements December 9, 2022 By Michelle L. Price President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed legislation curbing the use of confidentiality agreements that block victims of sexual harassment from...
5 Years On, Key #MeToo Voices Take Stock of the Movement October 17, 2022 By Jocelyn Noveck and Maryclaire Dale Once again, disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein sits in a courtroom, on trial in Los Angeles while the reckoning the accusations...
Harvey Weinstein Is Granted Appeal of Rape, Sex-Assault Conviction August 26, 2022 By Patricia Hurtado and Chris Dolmetsch Harvey Weinstein has been granted a request to appeal his rape and sexual assault conviction to New York’s highest court....
Mario Batali Acquittal Underscores Perils of #MeToo Cases May 16, 2022 By Philip Marcelo Bill Cosby was released from prison when his conviction that he drugged and assaulted a woman was overturned. Quarterback Deshaun...
McDonald’s Alleges Ex-CEO Duped Directors, Seeks to Claw Back $37 Million Severance August 31, 2020 By Jef Feeley McDonald’s Corp. told a judge that ex-CEO Steve Easterbrook lied about four alleged sexual relationships with subordinates to dupe directors...
Bullying and Harassment Increase for Some Workers in Pandemic Lockdown: Opinion June 23, 2020 By Elisa Martinuzzi, Bloomberg Opinion Working from home should have liberated employees from toxic workplace behavior such as bullying and harassment. Amid the lockdowns, gone...
French #MeToo Milestone: Court Orders Dentist to Pay Damages for Sexual Harassment April 24, 2020 By Gaspard Sebag A dentist was ordered by France’s top court to pay damages for sexually abusing a female assistant after the man...
Exits of McDonald’s Executives Show Risks of Missteps in #MeToo Era November 5, 2019 By Leslie Patton and Josh Eidelson McDonald’s Corp. has been working hard to fend off accusations it overlooks workplace harassment and abuse. So when it came...
Managing Sexual Harassment Risk in the #MeToo Era May 24, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Since October 2017 when the #MeToo era began and sexual harassment claims against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein were revealed, insurers...