McDonald’s to Mandate Anti-Harassment Training Worldwide April 15, 2021 By Dee-Ann Durbin McDonald’s will mandate worker training to combat harassment, discrimination and violence in its restaurants worldwide starting next year, the company...
Berry Grower to Pay $350K For Manager Assaults on Employees February 24, 2021 SEATTLE (AP) — A berry grower will pay $350,000 to Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office due to an...
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...