In California, the agricultural industry continues to be an economic powerhouse, generating tens of billions of dollars annually. Further up the coast in Washington state, a major sexual harrassment case has been filed in federal court by the state's attorney general,...
Sexual Harassment
Attitudes about harassment have changed little
Most California residents have likely heard about Bill O'Reilly being fired recently from his job with Fox News. One explanation given for O'Reilly's termination after years of sexual abuse allegations leveled against him was that the landscape in corporate America...
How some companies prevent sexual harassment claims
Employees in New York who attempt to resolve sexual harassment issues in the workplace might find that their company is more interested in protecting itself than preventing sexual harassment. This appears to have been the case in some recent high-profile cases, such...
Dollar General sexual harassment suit
Sexual harassment is a pervasive issue in the workplace. California workers should know that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed filed a lawsuit against Dollar General Store, Inc., alleging the sexual harassment of a female employee. Dollar General...
Handling unwanted sexual advances from important customers
While most Californians likely understand their company's policies regarding workplace sexual harassment, they might not know what to do when their harassers are clients that are important to their companies' bottom lines. Handling sexual harassment from a customer or...
Payouts from sexual harassment lawsuits hit 5-year high
California residents may have heard about some of the prominent sexual harassment cases that have been in the news lately. Throughout the presidential campaign, there were allegations of sexual harassment made against a presidential candidate, a former president and...
Megyn Kelly memoir contains sexual harassment allegations
California residents may have heard about the sexual harassment allegations that were made against Roger Ailes who is the Fox News' former CEO. When former host Gretchen Carlson accused the man of sexual harassment, another host Megyn Kelly reportedly cooperated with...
High rate of sexual harassment in fast food industry
California fast food workers might be interested in a survey by Hart Research Associates showing that 40 percent of women who work in the fast food industry have been subject to sexual harassment on the job. Almost 30 percent reported more than one incident of...
Gretchen Carlson settlement shows the importance of publicity
California residents may be aware that the sexual harassment suit filed by TV anchor Gretchen Carlson against former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes in August was recently settled. In a Sept. 6 statement, 21st Century Fox thanked Carlson for her work with the popular cable...
Why employees facing sexual harassment may stay quiet
Many California residents who have been following the Fox News Channel sexual harassment case may be wondering why it took so long for CEO's accusers to speak up. According to a psychotherapist who works with those who have suffered trauma in the past, the reasons...