Weinstein Deal Seen as ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Companies But Punishing to Some Victims December 17, 2019 By Larry Neumeister A tentative $25 million settlement revealed last Wednesday to end nearly every sexual misconduct lawsuit brought against Harvey Weinstein and...
Report: Weinstein, Insurers, Accusers Have Reached Tentative $47 Million Settlement December 12, 2019 By Patricia Hurtado and Christopher Palmeri Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced film mogul charged with rape, reached a tentative $47 million settlement with accusers, potentially putting an...
Uber Received 3,000 Reports of Sexual Assault in U.S. in 2018 December 6, 2019 By Tina Bellon Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc. said it received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault related to its 1.3 billion rides...
Insurers to Pay $21M of $41M Shareholder Settlement with Wynn Resorts December 1, 2019 By Edvard Pettersson Casino mogul Steve Wynn agreed to pay $20 million toward a settlement of shareholder lawsuits that claimed Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s...
#MeToo Changed Norms, Not the Law: Viewpoint November 21, 2019 Last week, the Minnesota Supreme Court heard Kenneh v. Homeward Bound, a sexual harassment case that takes aim at the...
Lloyd’s Launches Campaign to Fight ‘Unacceptable Behavior’ November 20, 2019 By Colin Keatinge Lloyd’s of London announced a new campaign to encourage more people to speak up against “unacceptable behavior”. The campaign is...
Sexual-Harassment Whistleblower Sues Lloyd’s Insurer Tokio Marine Kiln November 13, 2019 By Gavin Finch A senior lawyer who blew the whistle on alleged sexual harassment and bullying at a top Lloyd’s of London insurance...
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...
Poll Shows #MeToo Movement Is Changing Workplace Conversations, Behavior October 28, 2019 By Michelle R. Smith and Hannah Fingerhut Barbara Myers started work as an apprentice electrician in 1995, and over the years she learned to shoot back sexual...
Lloyd’s Culture Survey Reveals ‘Ugly’ Levels of Sexual Harassment September 24, 2019 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s announced the results of its culture survey, which was commissioned in March in the wake of press reports of...