Sexual Harassment

Egg Giant National Food to Pay $650,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/17/2013

Employer Failed to Stop Supervisor's Sexual Demands, Retaliated Against Workers Who Spoke Out, Federal Agency Charged - SEATTLE - National Food Corporation, a major supplier of eggs to the Pacific Northwestern and...more

America’s Largest Onion Grower to Pay $150k to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/15/2013

River Point Farms Supervisor Reinforced Domestic Abuse, Federal Agency Charged - PENDLETON - A Hermiston, Ore., farm which calls itself America's largest onion grower will pay $150,000 to a female worker and provide...more

No Nonsense

by Kristin Starnes Gray | FordHarrison on 5/13/2013

Litigation Value: Office romance with the new Regional Manager (and A.A.R.M.) = fodder for a potential sexual harassment claim; eliminating nonsense from the workplace = every human resources manager’s dream; Dwight giving...more

Jury Awards More Than $1.5 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit against New Breed Logistics

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/13/2013

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A jury has rendered a verdict of more than $1.5 million in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against New Breed Logistics, a North ...more

EEOC Wins Substantial Jury Verdicts Totaling Over $260 Million

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 5/10/2013

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has obtained significant jury verdicts for damages totaling $260 million in disability discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuits. These verdicts stress the importance for...more

California Employment Law Notes - May 2013

by Anthony Oncidi | Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/10/2013

Kenneth Hatai sued his employer (CalTrans) and his supervisor (Sameer Haddadeen), alleging discrimination based on his Japanese ancestry and the fact that he was not of Arab ancestry like Haddadeen. The case was tried to a...more

EEOC Sues Cal-Maine Foods for Racial and Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/6/2013

Egg Producer Fired Employee for Reporting Race and Sexual Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges - WAELDER, Texas - Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., a national company that produces, processes and sells shell eggs, violated...more

EEOC Wins Jury Verdict of More than $20 Million for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/2/2013

Florida Travel Agency Subjected Women to Verbal and Physical Abuse and Disrespect, Manager Fired for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - TAMPA, Fla. - A federal jury has returned a unanimous verdict awarding a total...more

GEO Group to Pay $140,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit Filed by EEOC and ACRD

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/30/2013

Women Employees Abused at Arizona Prison, Civil Rights Agencies Charged - PHOENIX - The GEO Group, Inc., a prison management company, will pay a total of $140,000 to two women and furnish other relief to settle a...more

What Is Considered Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?

by Mitchell | Gilleon Law Firm on 4/26/2013

Tracy Hopper is suing her former employer, the Lake California Property Owners Association Inc., claiming that she was sexually harassed by her former boss, general manager Scott Kelly. Hopper, formerly a bookkeeper at the...more

Q&A With Bilzin Sumberg's Mitch Widom

by Mitchell Widom | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 4/25/2013

As a young lawyer, I was retained by the state of Florida to represent a former legislative aide that had been accused by a member of the House of Representatives of falsely accusing him of sexual harassment to oust him out...more

Fenwick Employment Brief: Employee Asked To Wear French Maid's Costume Not Sexual Harassment

by Sheeva J. Ghassemi-Vanni, Daniel J. McCoy | Fenwick & West LLP on 4/19/2013

In Westendorf v. West Coast Contractors of Nevada, Inc., the Ninth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a sexual harassment complaint, despite offensive comments made by plaintiff's supervisor and coworkers, including a request...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - April 2013

by Sheeva J. Ghassemi-Vanni, Daniel J. McCoy | Fenwick & West LLP on 4/16/2013

In Hatai v. Dept. of Transportation, a California court of appeal upheld a trial court's decision to exclude "me too" evidence of discrimination from individuals outside of the plaintiff's protected class, but in doing so...more

EEOC Sues Wal-Mart for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Disability Discrimination

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/12/2013

Developmentally Disabled Walmart Employee in Akron Store Fired for Complaining About Sexual Touching, Federal Agency Charges - CLEVELAND - Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. violated federal law by allowing a male employee...more

Occasional offensive remarks insufficient to create hostile work environment

by Hartnett, Smith & Paetkau on 4/10/2013

The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the employer on a former employee’s “hostile work environment” claim. The appellate court held that a male coworker’s “crude and offensive” remarks were not severe or pervasive...more

EEOC General Counsel Offers Enforcement Insights

by Kelly Kolb | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 4/10/2013

EEOC General Counsel, P. David Lopez, spoke at this year’s Florida Bar Advanced Labor Topics Seminar, and offered insights into the issues of interest to the EEOC’s attorneys. The areas of interest were broken down into 4...more

Twitter: Employee Who Complained about Sexual Harassment via Twitter Fired

by Martha J. Zackin | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 4/9/2013

Adria Richards is a self-described “endlessly enthusiastic technology evangelist.” While attending a large technology conference in Santa Clara, California, Ms. Richards overheard two men sitting behind her making a series...more

Restaurant Industry Newsletter - April 2013: Help! I just received a Charge of Discrimination from the EEOC. What is it, and what...

by Todd Aidman | FordHarrison on 4/5/2013

If you just received a charge of discrimination from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), you are not alone. During the EEOC's 2012 fiscal year, 99,412 charges of discrimination were filed. ...more

Webinar: Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus [Video]

by Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/28/2013

Angelo Stio and Gina Maisto Smith discuss what was covered during the webinar and give a look at what to expect for future webinars on this topic. Every day, colleges and universities throughout the country, face the...more

Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus

by Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/28/2013

Every day, colleges and universities throughout the country, face the challenge of promoting personal responsibility while striving to make their campuses as safe as possible. Efforts to make campuses as safe as possible...more

Sexual Assault Victim’s Motion To Strike Supervisor’s Defamation Claim Was Properly Granted

by Anthony Oncidi | Proskauer - California Employment Law on 3/27/2013

Lisa Aber sued her employer and two co-employees (Michael Comstock, Aber’s supervisor, and James Cioppa) for sexual harassment and sexual battery, among other things. Comstock filed a cross-complaint against Aber in which he...more

Argument Report: Illinois Supreme Court Considers Whether Cook County Commission on Human Rights Can Award Punitive Damages

by Kirk Jenkins | Sedgwick LLP on 3/22/2013

On Tuesday morning, the Illinois Supreme Court gave little concrete indication of how it will likely rule during oral argument on Crittenden v. Cook County Commission on Human Rights. Counsel for the Commission and the...more

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Egg Giant National Food to Pay $650,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

America’s Largest Onion Grower to Pay $150k to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Suit

No Nonsense

Jury Awards More Than $1.5 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit against New Breed Logistics

EEOC Wins Substantial Jury Verdicts Totaling Over $260 Million

California Employment Law Notes - May 2013

EEOC Sues Cal-Maine Foods for Racial and Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

EEOC Wins Jury Verdict of More than $20 Million for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

GEO Group to Pay $140,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit Filed by EEOC and ACRD

What Is Considered Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?

Q&A With Bilzin Sumberg's Mitch Widom

Fenwick Employment Brief: Employee Asked To Wear French Maid's Costume Not Sexual Harassment

Fenwick Employment Brief - April 2013

EEOC Sues Wal-Mart for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Disability Discrimination

Occasional offensive remarks insufficient to create hostile work environment

EEOC General Counsel Offers Enforcement Insights

Twitter: Employee Who Complained about Sexual Harassment via Twitter Fired

Restaurant Industry Newsletter - April 2013: Help! I just received a Charge of Discrimination from the EEOC. What is it, and what...

Webinar: Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus [Video]

Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus

Sexual Assault Victim’s Motion To Strike Supervisor’s Defamation Claim Was Properly Granted

Argument Report: Illinois Supreme Court Considers Whether Cook County Commission on Human Rights Can Award Punitive Damages

Colorado Potato Warehouse Pays $255,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

EEOC Sanctioned for Failing to Produce Class Claimants' Social Media ESI and Other e-Discovery Misconduct

Court Rejects FEHA Claim Brought By Fired Department Manager

Webinar: Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus [Video]

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