Which Industries Have the Most Sexual Harassment Reports?
There are many barriers that stop harassed employees from making a report, such as fear of retaliation and uncertainty of what constitutes harassment.
EEOC
Proving Sexual Harassment in the
Workplace
As allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace continue to make the news, the question of how victims should respond remains unanswered. Even when no celebrities are involved, it can be difficult to convince those around you that a boss or co-worker is acting inappropriately. A study conducted by Harvard Business Review found that although …
WALMART, INC. TO PAY $20 MILLION TO SETTLE EEOC NATIONWIDE HIRING DISCRIMINATION CASE
Retail Giant to Cease Physical Abilities Testing Which Disproportionally Excluded Female Order Filler Applicants, Federal Agency Charged LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Walmart, Inc. will pay $20 million, stop using a pre-employment test, and furnish other relief to settle a companywide, sex-based hiring discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced …
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Kamala Harris announces equal pay plan: Fine companies that pay women less
Women are still paid only 80 cents for every dollar men are paid, with black and Latina women paid substantially less—and Sen. Kamala Harris has unveiled a plan to change that. Harris is pledging that, if elected president, she would fine companies that pay women less than men for comparable work. Companies would have to get an “Equal …
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187 Republicans vote against bill to close the gender wage gap
The House on Wednesday voted 242-187 for a bill that would strengthen protections for female workers and help close the gender wage gap. The vote comes as Republicans are trumpeting themselves as the champions of women’s economic mobility — though only seven of them voted for the bill. Iterations of this legislation have been debated …
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The Legal Foundation for Age Discrimination Claims
In 2009, an Arizona fire department laid off its two oldest firefighters. John Guido, 46, and Dennis Rankin, 54, believed their age played a role in the layoffs. But when Guido and Rankin filed an age discrimination lawsuit, the Mount Lemmon Fire District argued the men weren’t covered by federal age discrimination protections. The department …
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EEOC reports (mostly) positive developments on sexual harassment
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that formal complaints of sexual harassment complaints are up significantly from 2017. The EEOC is also litigating substantially more harassment cases. Amid the uptick in reported harassment, there is evidence that men are changing their behavior – in good and bad ways. While the impact of the #MeToo movement …
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One year after the Weinstein story broke, sexual harassment claims are up 12% nationwide
Exactly one year ago today, the New York Times published its first investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Given the number of think pieces written about the public’s ever-shrinking attention spans and the ever-rising churn of the news cycle’s speed, it is astonishing that anyone is still talking about Harvey Weinstein at all, let …
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Walmart sued for alleged discrimination against pregnant workers
Federal regulators have filed a lawsuit against Walmart claiming the retailer forced pregnant workers to take unpaid leave and refused their requests for less physically demanding duties. Companies are required by law to accommodate employee pregnancies the same way they would disabilities, according to an article on the lawsuit published by Reuters. The suit was filed …
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What activities are protected from whistleblower retaliation?
Federal employees have strong — but not unlimited — whistleblower protections. There is too much at stake if you have built a career working for the U.S. government. Before you report wrongdoing or exercise employment rights, you of course want to be sure you won’t jeopardize your job, your benefits and your career. Namely, it …
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