Uber Appeals $59M California Fine Over Sexual Assault Data Request January 13, 2021 By Tina Bellon Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday appealed a $59 million fine by a California regulator in a dispute over whether the...
8th Circuit: Late Notice Barred Coverage Under ‘Claims-Made’ Policy December 29, 2020 By Jim Sams Ace American Insurance Co. is not liable for the approximately $250,000 that an Arkansas school district paid to settle a...
Del Taco Settles Sexual Harassment Charges, Enters Consent Decree December 3, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Del Taco Restaurants Inc agreed to pay $1.25 million and enter a three-year consent decree to settle a U.S. agency’s...
Time’s Up Study: Many Who Report Harassment Face Retaliation October 16, 2020 By Jocelyn Noveck Three years into the (hash)MeToo movement, there may be more awareness around workplace sexual harassment. But a new report finds...
Survey: In Hollywood, Few Believe Harassers Will Be Punished September 30, 2020 By Jocelyn Noveck Disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein may well spend the rest of his life in prison. But that doesn’t mean workers in...
An Activist Investor Crusades Against Forced Arbitration at Tesla September 9, 2020 By Dana Hull When Tesla Inc.’s shareholders gather September 22 for their annual meeting, Kristin Hull will have roughly three minutes to make...
McDonald’s Faces Discrimination Suit by Black Franchisees September 1, 2020 By Malathi Nayak McDonald’s Corp. is the subject of a lawsuit by more than 50 Black former franchisees in the U.S. who say...
Washington NFL Team Hires Law Firm to Review Harassment Claims July 17, 2020 By Nick Turner The Washington Redskins hired a law firm to review allegations of misconduct after 15 female ex-employees told the Washington Post...
New Campus Sexual Assault Rules Bolster Rights of Accused May 7, 2020 By Collin Binkley The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday finalized campus sexual assault rules that bolster the rights of the accused, reduce legal...
McDonald’s Faces Class Action Over ‘Pervasive Sexual Harassment’ April 14, 2020 By Brendan Pierson McDonald’s Corp has been hit with a class action lawsuit accusing it of subjecting female employees in its corporate-owned fast-food...