A former student at McQuaid Jesuit High School sued the school in federal court last month, alleging it failed to prevent sexual harassment and assault. The lawsuit alleges that a teacher and the school administration ignored another student touching the boy’s groin during class. The pattern of abuse culminated with the student attempting to strangle […]
STORY: At a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces camp in Tokyo these mid-ranking officers are discussing their preferred flavor of potato chips. And it’s all part of learning to combat an enemy within: what some critics say is the force’s entrenched culture of sexual harassment. The session aimed to bridge generational gaps and improve communication, and […]
Former members of the Miss USA Organization blasted its leadership this week, claiming president and CEO Laylah Rose created a toxic work environment that is responsible for the high-profile exodus at the organization behind one of the country’s longest-running pageants. Noelia Voigt, who resigned as Miss USA on Monday, wrote in a scathing, eight-page resignation […]
For two years in a row, gun violence has erupted at Cinco de Mayo gatherings on Milwaukee’s near south side and authorities, elected officials and the wider community are expressing growing concerns about large gatherings turning violent. A 29-year-old Milwaukee police officer was shot and injured at a gathering Sunday near West Scott Street and […]
(Reuters) – Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, expressed dismay on Thursday at reports of sexual misconduct and other workplace problems at the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation but stopped short of calling for the chair’s resignation. An outside review released on Tuesday found the agency needed to adopt […]
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Martin Gruenberg on Tuesday acknowledged that a soon-to-be-released report on harassment at the agency is a “sobering look inside our workplace,” as GOP lawmakers called for his resignation. The FDIC is set to release the findings of an independent look into allegations that the agency fostered a workplace rife with […]
A waiter told his manager he could no longer tolerate the insults and sexual harassment he had endured from a co-worker for months — then he was fired, federal officials said. The Memphis restaurant now owes the waiter $60,000, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in an April 30 news release. The company agreed to […]
DENVER (KDVR) — Former female law enforcement officers with the Denver Police Department spoke out during hearings on an advancing law enforcement misconduct bill, and on Thursday, said there needs to be changes from within for women to feel safe. “We’re bringing attention to some very important issues that is facing our community and that […]
A Tri-Cities Superior Court judge is resigning ahead of a May hearing on whether he broke the law. Judge Sam Swanberg announced late Thursday that he will leave his spot on the bench on May 17, three days ahead of a Commission on Judicial Conduct hearing. Six members of the commission, which includes judges, attorneys […]
A former cameraman for Megan Thee Stallion who alleges that he was trapped inside a moving vehicle with the hip-hop star in a foreign country while she had sex with a woman has filed a lawsuit accusing the entertainer of harassment and a hostile work environment. Emilio Garcia said in the suit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County […]
A former Lexington County sheriff’s deputy is facing a first-degree harassment charge and two other charges after turning herself into the Lexington County Detention Center on Monday, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Lorna Elders, the former deputy, is facing two counts of improper examination of private records by a public official and […]
When the Department of Energy announced last week that the No. 2 official of its nuclear security agency, Frank Rose, was leaving, his boss issued an internal memo calling him an “empathetic, candid, and action-oriented leader who always thought of the whole team.” Left unsaid were the complaints about Rose’s behavior that had led to […]