Actress to become UN peace envoy Nov 15, 2008
In the 2005 film North Country, she played a woman who tackles sexual harassment. Theron has also appeared in The Cider House Rules, and thrillers such as The Italian Job and the special-effects filled AEon Flux. (BBC News)
Expert panel addresses ethical dilemmas of free press Nov 15, 2008
Rosenblatt began the panel by proposing that an imaginary man named Samuel Wilson, founder of a Fortune 500 company, became embroiled in a lawsuit involving a sexual harassment complaint from a former assistant. The situation then diverged into more complex ethical situations for the panelists to address what they would do in each situation. (Daily Orange, NY)
Sex in wild:10 lessons from nature Nov 14, 2008
These biologists studied Trinidadian guppies and found that male sexual harassment drives females into habitats that they otherwise do not prefer to occupy sort of like all-female gyms and the Lifetime channel. 2. (MSNBC -- Health)
Parallel Sons Nov 14, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008 Last Update: 08:00 AM EST. ELTON John - whose blue-collar father died before Elton became a star and never endorsed his son's musical career - is still overwhelmed by the story of "Billy Elliot," [See review and Michael Riedel: Page 41] the hit movie he turned into a musical. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Unrequited Love Nov 14, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008 Last Update: 08:00 AM EST. "SEX and the City" fans love Manolo Blahnik, but is the feeling mutual. (New York Post -- Gossip)
More Misery For Caleigh Nov 14, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008 Last Update: 08:00 AM EST. UNHAPPY times are here again for Ron Perelman and Patricia Duff. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Voice Of Peace Nov 14, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008 Last Update: 07:55 AM EST. IT'S easy to imagine Ari Gold, the hyper agent on "Entourage," losing his temper at his son's flag football game and getting thrown out by the referee. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Rocky Love For Ex-HBO Boss Nov 14, 2008
After coaching the Knicks through a record losing streak, getting spanked with a sexual harassment. Now there's no excuse for a bad hair day or night. (New York Post -- Gossip)
A Job For Guys Nov 14, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008 Last Update: 08:00 AM EST. IN a sign of bad times, high-end stores on Madison Avenue are seeing lots of luxury goods being returned - high heels, handbags, fur coats - anything with a price tag still attached. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Straights Only Nov 14, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008 Last Update: 08:00 AM EST. MIKE Huckabee will have gays on the war path when his new book, "Do the Right Thing," hits stores next week. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Fury In Philly Nov 14, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008 Last Update: 08:00 AM EST. THE Philadelphia TV news scandal we told you about last month is heating up. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Pledge Allegiance Nov 14, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008 Last Update: 08:00 AM EST. IF had won the election, Alan Cumming wouldn't be an American. (New York Post -- Gossip)
No More Tears Nov 14, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008 Last Update: 08:00 AM EST. RACHEL Zoe and Nicole Richie have buried the hatchet. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Time's Dark Horse: Tina Fey Nov 14, 2008
TIME'S DARK HORSE: TINA FEY- New York Post. Friday, November 14, 2008 Last Update: 08:00 AM EST. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Officials say UI reputation not damaged, despite recent tragedies Nov 14, 2008
Weiger, who was found dead in his car Wednesday evening, is the second UI professor in four months to apparently commit suicide after being accused of sexual harassment. On top of these two deaths, the UI has dealt with a high-profile sexual-assault investigation, extensive flood damage, and several homicides in the Iowa City area. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Media may have played role in apparent suicide Nov 14, 2008
Another student accused him of sexual harassment in the early 1990s. "It's only an assumption that they saw the choice of killing themselves the option to avoid further publicity and embarrassment for probably their family and themselves," said Sue Blome, the coordinator of emergency services at the Abbe Center for Community Mental Health in Marion. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Teen arrested for providing alcohol to 15-year-old Nov 13, 2008
Half Moon Bay Review. Half Moon Bay, CA Last updated on Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 - 02:42:48 pm PST. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
> Employees: Think again before you send Nov 13, 2008
Dann, who resigned his post in mid-2008, became the subject of a sexual harassment claim by two subordinates earlier this year. Eventually, some 3,000 of his e-mails became public knowledge, as well as a series of private text messages. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Iowa City PD probe death at professors house Nov 13, 2008
A former Iowa student, Melissa Rose Walding Milligan, filed a sexual harassment suit against Weiger and the university last week. More Stories from News. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
TUC to fight for reversal of Court decision on dismissals Nov 13, 2008
Mr Abloso said that decision "has taken Ghana back to the days of Apollo 568" virtually nullifying the essence of the New Labour Law, which he described as legislation of enlightened compromise". He said the TUC had been inundated with a litany of complaints from workers unions regarding arbitrary dismissals by managements, most often targeting labour leaders since that decision was given by that Court. Mr Abloso said managements could use that decision to dismiss workers, who reported acts of... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Sheriff upbeat on state of department Nov 13, 2008
They allege discrimination and sexual harassment. Christianson has said the allegations are baseless, and he said Tuesday that the truth will come out in court. (Modesto Bee, CA)
DCI investigates chief deputy coroner Nov 13, 2008
casper guy wrote on Nov 11, 2008 6:06 PM:" sexual harassment ". Politico Player wrote on Nov 11, 2008 6:59 PM:" Hazen should have been nicer to people on his way up the political ladder. He's liable to see some of those same faces on his way back down. ". (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Bridal store accused of racial, sexual harassment Nov 13, 2008
Video Employees claim they were victims of racist remarks and sexual harassment Nov. 12, 2008 ... The alleged racist remarks and sexual harassment are spelled out in a series of complaints the former female employees filed with the last month. (KHOU.com, TX)
Police investigating death at Iowa professor's home Nov 13, 2008
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A death investigation is under way at the home of a University of Iowa music professor named in a sexual harassment lawsuit ... A former Iowa student, Melissa Rose Walding Milligan, filed a sexual harassment suit against Weiger and the university last week. (Sioux City Journal)
Lawsuit against American Apparel heats up Nov 13, 2008
Fink also represents a client in a separate sexual harassment lawsuit, one of several that have been filed against the company. The facts are that Mr. Charney had no personal management responsibility nor influence over the work of Mr. Hernandez and played no role in his termination in 2006, it continued. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Ruling in harassment case sets precedent (657) Nov 12, 2008
75 million in punitive damages in a sexual harassment case that set a precedent under the Missouri Human Rights Act ... 75 million in punitive damages for sexual harassment ... 75 million, noting that the company did nothing to correct the actions of its supervisor that created a workplace that was hostile and rife with sexual harassment. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Clayton panel to investigate sexual harassment among cops Nov 12, 2008
A special committee will investigate allegations of sexual harassment in the Clayton County Police Department ... Since then, the commission has received several other complaints of sexual harassment committed by other Clayton officers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Third assessor employee files claim (1556) Nov 12, 2008
The notice contended Houghton was the victim of sexual harassment, emotional distress, unequal treatment based on gender, intentional harassment and a hostile work environment ... None of the claims alleged that either Colby or Main engaged in sexual harassment. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
University joins trend in moving to Cairo suburbs Nov 12, 2008
"I would have felt much better if they would have put the foreign boys in the same hotels as the foreign girls, because that would have cut down on the sexual harassment," she said. Egyptian students have been less affected because most still live at home with their parents, a common practice here until marriage. (International Herald Tribune)
Parents make charge of sexual harassment at school board meeting Nov 12, 2008
Jennifer Delgado and Kelli Shaffner - The Daily Iowan. Issue date: 11/12/08 Section. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Letters to the Editor (Nov. 10) Nov 12, 2008
Lets see, sexual harassment, selling pardons. And the only people bringing up muslims and terrorist fist bumps are Obama supporters outraged at the slightist hint of criticism of "the one". (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
'Jurassic' author, 'ER' creator Crichton dies Nov 12, 2008
"Disclosure" (1994) was about a sexual harassment case. Crichton won an Emmy, a Peabody, a Writers Guild of America Award for "ER," and won other awards as well. (CNN -- Showbiz)
CNET: Forensic Tool Detects Porn At Work Nov 11, 2008
More importantly, it can help create a hostile work environment and can be considered sexual harassment, in violation of of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Naturally, corporations want to avoid the potentially serious legal consequences and protect their bottom line. (CBS News)
Woman files suit against Tazewell County Nov 11, 2008
Last year, the county paid 100,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former inmate Kody Leuallen. She said former jailer Timothy Gregory made her perform oral sex on him twice in 2005. (Pekin Times, IL)
Clayton cop demoted after harassing recruit Nov 11, 2008
Henry Derbyshire, a 28-year veteran of the Clayton County Police, was demoted from sergeant to patrol officer after investigators found he violated the county s sexual harassment policy ... Bell said he has gotten additional concerns from a female officer worried about a pattern of sexual harassment in the Clayton County Police Department ... Concerns about sexual harassment arose in August when a 36-year-old female recruit complained about Derbyshire, then a recruiter and internal affairs... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Some claims dismissed in USC rape lawsuit Nov 11, 2008
The Title IX claims raised by Jane Doe in this case include that the district permitted a pervasive climate of student-on-student sexual harassment, and that the district failed to remedy a sexually hostile environment. The girl and her parents, who also are plaintiffs in the case, can recover compensatory damages, though Title IX does not provide for punitive awards. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Volunteers find it hard to clean trains Nov 10, 2008
"I also hope that KA will improve safety. In a full train, female passengers are at risk of sexual harassment. I hope KA can handle this problem," she said. Myrna said there should be a cleaner in each train car to keep the car and its toilet clean. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Writer Of Terrific Reads Nov 9, 2008
When he strayed too far from that model and tackled the supposed big issues of contemporary life, as in the sexual harassment melodrama "Disclosure," or "State of Fear," with its loopy denial of global warming, the results could be dire. Nevertheless, his instincts for how to craft an entertaining story from high-concept, hot-button topics were exceedingly reliable. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
* Nonprofit combats domestic violence with new network Nov 9, 2008
There is no place for domestic violence and sexual harassment in a civilized country like ours ... There is no place for domestic violence and sexual harassment in a civilized country like ours, Lin said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* DPP lawmakers block amendment to stock tax Nov 8, 2008
The legislative session passed an amendment to the Gender Equality in Employment Law (Ou@k), raising the punishment for employers in violation of regulations on adopting precautionary measures against sexual harassment. Fines were increased from between NT$10,000 and NT$100,000 to NT$100,000 and NT$500,000. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Footnotes: how are college professors affected by the economic crisis? Nov 8, 2008
Factors will include meeting goals such as improving sexual harassment policies and procedures, as well as standard goals of raising money and student recruiting. Faculty raises were also deferred at the Universities of California and Massachusetts. (Yale Herald, CT)
War Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury Pay the Price of Waste at the VA, Says Dr. Robert Van Boven Nov 7, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was released today by Dr. Robert Van Boven, M.D., D.D.S.: A recent report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG; report no. 08-01105-171) substantiated waste, mismanagement and inaction to disclosures of fraud, waste, sexual harassment and research mismanagement at the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS). Inaction to these serious disclosures constitutes violations of the VA secretary's... (PR Newswire)
'You meet all kinds on Ste. Catherine St.' Nov 7, 2008
" The Gazette (Montreal) 2008 Ads by Google Inside the . Racy photos of British actress... Test your knowledge with our Car... A computer simulation showing ... Can be sexual harassment in the... Gears of War 2 for the Xbox 360... Solid long-range cruiser The entire genome of a cancer ... Newspapers: Television: Marketplace: Canwest Countries: ? 2005 - 2008 Canwest Digital Media, a division of . All rights reserved. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or... (The Gazette (Montreal))
Attorney General tells apartment owner to stop retaliating against tenants Nov 7, 2008
Two years after Rindge Towers tenants accused employees of sexual harassment allegedly including the threat of rape the Attorney General Thursday told management to enforce new zero-tolerance policies ... Sexual harassment and gender discrimination are against the law and the Attorney General s Office takes such allegations very seriously, said Coakley in a statement ... According to the release from the Attorney General s office, Federal Management and Rindge Associates also agreed to implement... (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
The NBA's Most Loyal Fans Nov 7, 2008
Then there's the series of off-the-court soap operas: respected veteran coach Larry Brown being hired and fired within one year; star guard Stephon Marbury feuding with coaches and now sitting out in street clothes as the team tries to trade him; and, of course, the embarrassing sexual harassment fiasco that ensnared (now former) President Isiah Thomas. All this while charging the second-highest prices in the league. (Forbes -- Business)
Thriller master Nov 6, 2008
But he would also draw on real life, using his own experiences to inform the long-running medical drama ER and basing Disclosure on an actual case of male sexual harassment. Divorced four times, he made headlines in 2002 when he was tied up and robbed at gunpoint at his home in Santa Monica, California. (BBC News)
Nicely said, Condi Nov 6, 2008
Or he can do the Bob Packwood (R-OR) who was forced to resign under threat of expulsion in 1995 for charges of sexual harassment and assault. Either way this GOP socialist needs to go. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Female dentists vulnerable to harassment, survey finds Nov 6, 2008
Female dentists are highly vulnerable to sexual harassment by their male patients, a survey by the Indonesian Dental Association revealed Wednesday during a seminar held in cooperation with the World Dental Federation. "Dental clinicians work in close proximity to patients and in various positions that could be considered risky in the sense of sexual harassment," said keynote speaker Dr. Paulus Januar of Moestopo University's School of Public Health and Dentistry ... Paulus said the purpose of... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
The seer of science Nov 6, 2008
Even Crichton novels that weren't science-based tapped into the zeitgeist, such as the made-in-Japan crime thriller Rising Sun, which came out in 1992 when paranoia about the Japanese economic threat was at a peak, or 1994's Disclosure, in which the hero is a victim of unfounded sexual harassment allegations. In recent years, Crichton still managed to push scientific buttons, becoming a global warming "skeptic" and writing a novel, State of Fear, which centred on a conspiracy of murder in... (Winnipeg Sun)
Michael Crichton: A Master Storyteller of Technology's Promise and Peril Nov 6, 2008
He courted controversy ardently: he wrote about sexual harassment in Disclosure and the expanding Japanese economic hegemony in Rising Sun (back in 1992 when that was an edgy topic). Most infamously he attacked the theory of global warming in State of Fear. (Time.com)
Court Slams 'Deceptive' Arbitration Deal Involving American Apparel CEO Nov 5, 2008
Legal blogs were buzzing Tuesday about a California appellate ruling involving a sham arbitration between controversial clothier and a woman who sued him for sexual harassment. Los Angeles' 2nd District Court of Appeal revealed in an unpublished ruling Oct. 28 that attorneys for Charney, CEO of , had conspired with lawyers for former sales manager Mary Nelson. (Law.com)
Suit Rips Agent's Nude Antics Nov 5, 2008
Former assistant Heather Devlin charges in a sexual harassment suit filed yesterday in LA Superior Court that Todd Shemarya, co-founder of Todd Shemarya Associates, created a hostile working environment by "parading naked" in front of her, forcing her to take dictation as he used the bathroom, and exposing her to computer porn - including a woman with a horse. The suit also claims Shemarya. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Knicks: No plans to trade, waive, buy out Marbury Nov 5, 2008
" Marbury has seen a lot of turmoil since he has been a Knick. Last season began in the wake of his sensational testimony in the Thomas sexual harassment civil suit. Before that, Marbury feuded with Larry Brown. Brown returns to Madison Square Garden as the head coach of the on Wednesday. "Looking back at the last two years, I kind of liked Larry Brown," Marbury said with a laugh. "I kind of liked Larry Brown. I'm like, 'Man, I wish this guy was here to drill me now. (ESPN -- Golf News)
DOVVSU is not an NGO -Co-ordinator Nov 5, 2008
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) George Appiah-Sakyi, who is the Ashanti Regional Co-ordinator of DOVVSU explained that DOVVSU has been mandated under the criminal code, Act 29 of 1960 to deal only with domestic crimes ranging from stealing from relations, causing harm to those one live with or relations, rape, defilement, incest, child neglect to other forms of sexual harassment. He said the unit which has been in existence for ten years had also received civil cases which were not to... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Is anyone in charge at the assessors office? Nov 4, 2008
Friday s paper revealed that Main s right-hand man has been on paid leave all month evidently because of a sexual harassment investigation ... Two, he s out of touch with his own bailiwick which might explain how sexual harassment allegedly could go on under his nose. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
4 women sue Taylor Corp. unit over firings; firm seeks dismissal Nov 4, 2008
She alleges sex discrimination, sexual harassment, age discrimination and reprisal discrimination for complaining about the harassment. Taymark agrees that Proper brought her concerns about the harassment to her supervisor and asked twice to be transferred to a different position, but denies charges of discrimination. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
County sexual harassment trial begins Nov 4, 2008
Jury selection begins today in a trial involving a civil sexual harassment case filed against Pennington County by a former employee ... According to the complaint, Bishop told the men to stop harassing her and filed a sexual harassment charge against the county ... Bishop says she also filed a grievance about the sexual harassment and her evaluation. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Republicans try balance-of-power argument Nov 3, 2008
"Full and frank exchanges'' - a well-used Washington euphemism for big, messy political fights - are likely on those and other issues even if voters award Democrats both the White House and Congress. If Democrats do end up in control of both the presidency and Congress, that does not guarantee a smooth path for the president. Bill Clinton had a Democratic-controlled Congress for the first two years of his presidency and almost immediately ran into lots of difficulties - many of his own making,... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Sexual harassment reports decreasing: survey Nov 3, 2008
A survey shows fewer Australians are reporting sexual harassment in their workplace ... "There is good research that shows that people who are in more precarious work relationships such as casual work, temporary work, contract work, are more likely to be subjected to sexual harassment.". (ABC Online)
Sexual harassment is never under starter's orders Nov 3, 2008
MELBOURNE Cup revellers in the corporate tent or at the office lunch need to know that sexual harassment laws follow them beyond the office walls ... Ms Broderick will today release the Australian Human Rights Commission's new national survey of sexual harassment, the first undertaken in five years ... The survey of more than 2000 people shows apparent progress since 2003 in the battle to reduce sexual harassment at work. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Exchange student transitions from Cameroon to ETSU Nov 3, 2008
Pertinent on the list was the issue of sexual harassment. I learned jail might be your next habitat just by looking at a lady in a certain way. (East Tennessean, TN)
'Elegy' makes an elegant alternative film choice Nov 2, 2008
He is not ashamed of his penchant for bedding his students -- young and beautiful students, that is -- while carefully carving out a scheme to get himself out of trouble from sexual harassment accusations. He waits until the semester is over, when he has finished grading his students, and he throws a party in his spacious Manhattan apartment, where, accompanied by loud music and booze, he has no reason not to mingle and single out his prey. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Indicted judge wants lie detector tests at trial Nov 2, 2008
McBroom accused the judge of physical sexual harassment over a four-year period starting in 2003 when he was the only U.S. District Court judge in Galveston, an island beach town 50 miles southeast of Houston. McBroom has said the alleged harassment culminated in March 2007, when the judge pulled up her blouse and bra and tried to force her to perform oral sex when they were interrupted. (KHOU.com, TX)
SNL plans 'savage' Olbermann skit... Nov 1, 2008
Wonder if they'll mock O'Reilly and his loofa sponge sexual harassment lawsuit. Posted By: Rodham Democrat | October 31, 2008 at 06:18 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Report: Isiah not breathing when found by cops Nov 1, 2008
Under his direction, the Knicks became one of the biggest laughingstocks in professional sports and a daily soap opera, which included a messy sexual harassment suit from a Madison Square Garden employee against Thomas and the team's brass. Thomas' accuser, Anucha Browne Sanders, eventually won a settlement worth $11. (MSNBC -- Sports)
