New York Look Back Window Gives Sexual Assault Survivors One Year to Speak Up
Sexual assault survivors face fear, trauma, and social stigma when they step forward to name their abusers. Even moreso when the abuser was a priest in a Catholic church. It can take years, even decades, to decide to take that step. The passage of New York’s Child Victims Act says for long-past assaults, the time […]
EEOC Settlement Requires Sexual Harassment Training in Spanish
When you operate a multi-ethnic company, you can’t always assume that your employees will speak enough English to understand their rights when it comes to reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment. A recent settlement by the EEOC requiring a grocery store to perform sexual harassment training in Spanish and the requirements of the 2019 New […]
Civil Remedies for Victims of Sex Crimes
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Justice Kavanaugh Faces Calls for Impeachment Following New Sexual Misconduct Claims
When new sexual misconduct claims went public in September 2019, Justice Kavanaugh, a recent addition to the United States Supreme Court faced calls for impeachment. What would it take to remove a seated justice? Will this new evidence of sexual harassment change anything? In this blog post, I will discuss the most recent allegations of […]
EEOC Swears in Sharon Gustafson General Counsel, First Woman to Do So
After nearly 3 years without a head attorney, the EEOC has finally sworn in Sharon Gustafson as its new General Counsel. Will the first woman to hold the seat mean stronger protections for women facing gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and pregnancy discrimination? Or will LGBT advocates’ concerns prove true? In this blog post, I will […]
