MEDIA: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-16/thacher-school-report-details-alleged-sexual-misconduct https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ojai-boarding-school-among-the-most-elite-in-california-acknowledges-decades-of-sex-abuse-allegations/...
HSRD Client Dina Almeida Speaks Out About Challenges Involved and Determination to Prevail in #MeToo Claim Against Powerful Media Entity
Dina Almeida on NPR:https://www.npr.org/2019/11/05/772223109/for-many-metoo-accusers-speaking-up-is-just-the-beginningPress Release:/blog/2019/10/federal-judge-denies-olympusat-inc-and-ceo-tom-mohlers-motion-to-dismiss-in-sexual-harassment-and-re.shtml
HSR Attorney Cindy Pánuco, Panelist in the Sexual Harassment 101 forum, MABA Civil Rights MCLE Day 2018, June 9, 2018
The MABA/MCLE sponsored event, It's Time, What You Can Do to Stop Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, takes place June 9, 2018 at Loyola Law School. Attorney Cindy Panuco will participate as a panelist in the Sexual Harassment 101 forum, 9:30-10:30 AM.MABA, sexual...
Attorney Barbara Hadsell Comments on Uber’s and Lyft’s Updated Sexual Harassment Policy
On May 18, 2018, LA Times columnist David Lazarus interviewed HSR partner Barbara Hadsell concerning her thoughts on Uber's and Lyft's new "#MeToo" policies. The policies purportedly will allow customers who have been victims of sexual assault or harassment to pursue...
HSR Partner Cornelia Dai to Speak at Employment Law 101: Fundamentals for the New Employment Lawyer Conference on March 1, 2018
On Thursday, March 1, 2018, Cornelia Dai will be speaking at the CA Lawyers Association Labor & Employment Law Section's Employment Law 101 conference in Los Angeles. The one-day conference will provide an overview of the topics commonplace to employment law, from...
‘Tis the season to be responsible
Over the past few months, sexual harassment in the workplace has become a national conversation. Each week another high profile member of the media or a celebrity is accused of inappropriate behavior. This reality, combined with the traditions of the holiday season...
New sexual harassment revelations in California’s legislature
In the wake of the sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein, discrimination against female employees, particularly those in subservient roles, has become a national conversation. While it remains to be seen whether the conversation will lead to wholesale...
Social media ignites national conversation on sexual harassment
In the wake of the sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein, the reactions and revelations from numerous Hollywood actresses has sparked a national conversation about sexual harassment in the workplace. Buoyed by the “#MeToo” social media...
Harvey Weinstein and the ongoing problem of sexual harassment
In a prior post, we wrote about whether sexual harassment in the workplace was becoming the “new normal.” Essentially, we questioned whether the harassment of women will continue as long as men do not believe they will get caught, and victims believe that...
The difference between harassment and disrespect
Just like there’s a thin line between love and hate (like the old Persuaders song suggests), there is also a thin line between harassment and disrespect. For the uninitiated, disrespect can come in many forms, such as malicious gossip, the silent treatment or...
