The head of sports programming for Fox Sports is out, having been fired from the offices in Los Angeles, California. Allegations of sexual harassment had been made, and the company started an investigation. Just about a week into it, they simply decided to fire the...
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Sexual Harassment
Jokes don’t have to target an employee to be harassment
When sexual jokes are made in the workplace, it's often done at a worker's expense. This worker may then claim sexual harassment for having been subjected to these jokes, often repeatedly. However, it's important to note that this type of direct targeting isn't always...
Uber executive stepping away amid harassment claims
Uber has been accused of allowing sexual harassment to occur in the workplace and creating a hostile work environment, and now the company's chief executive officer (CEO) is going to step away from his position -- at least for a time. He has a leadership team in place...
How common are retaliation complaints?
You think you've been sexually harassed at work. Your supervisor acted inappropriately. You know that it violated your rights. However, you're still scared to speak up. You're at a very low level in the company. You feel like it will be you up against a juggernaut....
Which industry sees the most sexual harassment claims?
You know that sexual harassment is common in the workplace, resulting in many complaints to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). But have you ever wondered exactly which industry sees the highest number of complaints? According to some reports, the...
Victims are often blamed after sexual harassment or assault
You may have heard that people are sometimes nervous to speak up after a sexual assault or sexual harassment in the workplace. There are many potential reasons for this, such as fear of losing a job, but one big issue is that others may tend to blame the victim. One...
Should you leave your job if you’re facing sexual harassment?
You're sexually harassed in the office. You find it infuriating and embarrassing, and your first instinct is just to get yourself as far from that situation as you can. Should you quit your job and look for another one with a better workplace environment? While every...
Comparing sexual harassment in the U.S. to other countries
Sexual harassment is illegal in the United States under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and it results in lawsuits every year when these regulations are broken. Have you ever wondered how the efforts in the U.S. over the last half of a century help it stack...
Could an office romance start a sexual harassment investigation?
Office romances may be considered taboo by some, but they're actually very common. One study found that 40 percent of workers said they'd had some sort of a romantic relationship in the office, and it found that about 33 percent of these relationships ended in...
Federal California lawsuit spotlights multiple harassment claims
It wasn't like officials from two companies now involved as defendants in a sexual harassment lawsuit lacked requisite notice that an employee was feared by many female subordinates that he supervised -- and allegedly physically and verbally abused -- on a long-term...