UK’s Confederation of British Industry Fires Director General After Probe of Complaints April 11, 2023 By David Milliken and William Schomberg The Confederation of British Industry said it had fired its director-general Tony Danker and suspended three others after an investigation...
Swiss Re Faces $6.3M Claim Over Sex Discrimination, Unfair Dismissal March 30, 2023 By Kirstin Ridley A former Swiss Re underwriter, who last year won a sex and maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal case, is seeking...
‘Call of Duty’ Maker Activision Blizzard to Pay $35M Over SEC Charges February 9, 2023 By Susan Heavey Activision Blizzard Inc ATVI.O has agreed to pay $35 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it...
Anti-Sexual Harassment Organization, Times Up, Shifts Resources to Legal Fund January 26, 2023 By Jocelyn Noveck The Golden Globes carpet typically glitters with crystal-studded gowns in pastel hues, but it looked different in January 2018: The...
Shareholders Can Sue McDonald’s Ex-Executive in Landmark Ruling January 26, 2023 By Tom Hals Shareholders can sue McDonald Corp’s former global chief people officer for the damage they claim he caused to the restaurant...
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...
Employee Claims Google Fired Him Over Refusing Sex Advance, Failure to Be ‘Inclusive’ December 2, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A former Google employee is suing the technology company claiming he was fired in retaliation for refusing another employee’s sexual...
Jury Orders Filmmaker Haggis to Pay $7.5M in Rape Lawsuit by Publicist November 14, 2022 By Jennifer Peltz A jury ordered Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis Thursday to pay at least $7.5 million to a woman who accused...
Proposed Australian Law Would Make It Employers’ Job to Stop Sexual Harassment September 27, 2022 By Ben Westcott New legislation introduced into Australia’s Parliament will place a “positive duty” on employers to prevent workplace sexual harassment, as part...
NBA Suspends Phoenix Suns Owner Over Racial Slurs, Harassment September 14, 2022 The National Basketball Association suspended Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver for one year and ordered him to pay $10 million...