sexual harassment
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15 Women Accuse Former Employees of Washington's NFL Team of Sexual Misconduct, Verbal Abuse
Oh boy. For the past week, there have been rumblings about a bombshell report coming out that would expose the rotten underbelly of Washington’s NFL team, and on Thursday we finally found out what it was. The Washington Post reports that 15 former employees of Washington’s NFL team, all women, have accused team staff of…
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Jury Rules Former TV Host Tavis Smiley, Accused of Sexual Misconduct, Must Pay PBS $1.5 Million for Violating Morals Clause
For the last several years, Tavis Smiley has demanded he have his day in court against his former employer, PBS. He got his wish in February, claiming that the network weaponized its morality clause against him; PBS counterclaimed that multiple, credible accusations of sexual misconduct and sexual harassment made his employment at PBS untenable. On…
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PNC Bank Owes Black Employee $2.4M After She Was Sexually Harassed
Workplace harassment is something that no person should have to go through, especially when it’s coming from customers at your place of work. NBC News reports that a New Jersey jury has ordered PNC Bank to pay Damara Scott $2.4 million after it found they failed to protect her from sexual harassment by a customer.…
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Reports of Sexual Assault Rose 27% at Military Academies
It’s no secret that sexual assault in the military is a problem. In an arena that prides secrecy and cultivates a boys’ club atmosphere, unfortunately those assaults often go unreported. According to CNN, a report published by the Pentagon has shown that reports of sexual assault at military academies have increased more than 27 percent…
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Republican Lawmaker Makes Lewd Comments to Journalist
Another day, another example of a Republican politician engaging in flat out foul behavior. Michigan State Senator Peter Lucido, 59, has garnered controversy this week. CBS News reports that while being a interviewed on Wednesday by reporter Allison Donahue, the Senator reportedly told Donahue and a group of children visiting from a local all-boys catholic…
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Report Reveals New Details About Talk Show Host Tavis Smiley's Sexual Misconduct Allegations at PBS [Updated]
An independent investigator hired by PBS to evaluate claims of sexual misconduct against Tavis Smiley has concluded that the former late-night talk show host was involved in sexual relationships with his employees and guests for decades. During that span, Smiley was also found to have verbally abused and sexually harassed those around him and may…
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Lights Out: Fed Agency Settles Sex Harassment Suit Linked to Ex Mortgage Regulator Chief Mel Watt
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has settled a sexual harassment claim brought by an employee against the man who once headed the agency, former North Carolina congressman Mel Watt. The FHFA in a statement Friday did not provide details about what the settlement entailed, but the employee who’d sued the agency for $1 million, special…
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Former Youth Director for North Carolina NAACP Accuses Supervisor of Sexual Harassment and Slams How National Handled Her Claim
A former youth and college director for the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP is casting a harsh spotlight on the national organization over its handling of her claim of sexual harassment against her former supervisor. Jazmyne Childs held a news conference Wednesday where said she was sexually harassed and touched by her then supervisor,…