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New study confirms widespread reports of science’s sexual harassment problem

Leave a Comment / sexual harassment / By max cyril

In January 2016, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) took to the House floor and delivered a blistering speech on a topic not often discussed outside the towers of academia: sexual harassment in the sciences. “When I was made aware of it, I was astonished and disgusted,” Speier told Wired about the case she presented on the floor, based on a …

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Few And Far Between: Court Decides Female on Male Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment Case

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Assumption That Men Welcome Sexual Harassment Is Sex Stereotyping In Violation Of Title VII You don’t often see sexual harassment cases in which the woman is the aggressor and the man is the victim. Many people (including some judges) don’t interpret those facts to constitute sexual harassment in violation of Title VII. That’s why the …

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Crossing the Line: The Ninth Circuit’s Guidelines for Flirting at Work

Leave a Comment / sexual discrimination, sexual harassment / By max cyril

After months of complaining that a female co-worker had repeatedly harassed him to have sex with her, Rudolpho Lamas’s boss offered a suggestion. Maybe, the boss said, Rudolpho should try walking around the office singing, “I’m too sexy for my shirt.” Everyone at work thought the situation was hilarious: a widower turning down the explicit …

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Employee Rights Short Takes: Hostile Work Environment, GINA, FMLA And More

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Here are a few Short Takes worth sharing: Sex Bias Case Ends With Huge Punitive Damages Award The drug maker Novartis was hit with $250 million in punitive damages last week because of discrimination against thousands of female sales representatives. Issues involved discrimination in pay, promotion and pregnancy. The punitive damages award represented 2.6 of …

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Employee Rights Short Takes: Wage Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and More

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Here are a few Short Takes worth sharing: Sex Discrimination Ninth Circuit Certifies Wal-Mart Class Action: In Dukes v. Wal-Mart, a decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on April 26th, the Court certified a class in a Title VII lawsuit involving 1.5 million women seeking compensation for back pay. The Court remanded the case …

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