The founders of Silicon Valley startup UploadVR landed on Forbes’ coveted 30 under 30 list this year. And now, they’ve reached another tech world milestone—being sued for rampant sexual harassment. The details of the lawsuit describe a company that seems to have looked at other startup’s workplace environments and decided they just weren’t hostile enough.
Indiana University settles lawsuit over sexual assault case File photo BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A federal lawsuit filed by a Maryland woman against Indiana University has been dismissed after a financial settlement was reached. In her lawsuit, the woman alleged she was raped by a student who had been allowed to remain at the school after being accused of sexually assaulting someone else two years …
The ‘bad news’ continues at Fox News The lawsuits keep piling up for Fox News, with a new complaint filed Monday by a reporter alleging gender discrimination. Diana Falzone, an on-air personality and host of various online shows for Fox, claims she was demoted after writing a column for FoxNews.com in January that detailed her struggle with endometriosis, a painful disorder that can result in …
A lawsuit recently filed against Princeton University alleged that a student involved in the University’s SHARE program committed two sexual assaults in 2014. The plaintiff’s alleged attacker is currently a student member of Princeton’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education (SHARE), however it not clear when he became a member, according to the lawsuit. This student’s …
A Lexington police sergeant has filed a lawsuit against the city accusing his supervisors of retaliating against him after he reported alleged sexual harassment by top Lexington police officers, according to court documents. Sgt. Bryan Jared, who helped rescue the co-pilot from Comair Flight 5191 after the plane crashed and burned on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in 2006,, filed the lawsuit …
Twenty new plaintiffs joined a lawsuit Thursday against Michigan State University and Larry Nassar, alleging they were sexually abused by the former MSU sports doctor. The plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in federal court in Grand Rapids, bringing the total to more than 70 plaintiffs suing …
Pitman’s order distinguished between two types of Title IX claims: In the first, more traditional claim, a woman who was sexually assaulted accuses Baylor of failing to respond to her particular situation after she reported it to the school. In those claims, the judge ruled, the two-year statute of limitation should begin as scheduled â from the time an assault was reported. Four of the 10 …
It might make you think twice about the jewelry you’re wearing. Some 250 men and women are accusing some of the country’s most popular jewelry stores of widespread sexual misconduct. As part of a larger gender discrimination class-action case against parent company Signet Jewelers (shown below), former female employees of Kay, Zale’s, Jared’s and more claim that they were …
Executives and managers at Sterling Jewelers the parent company of Kay Jewelers and Jared the Galleria of Jewelry are accused of creating a work environment in which sexual harassment and discrimination against women went nearly unchecked. That’s according to 1,300 pages of sworn testimony from current and former employees released Sunday and obtained by The Washington Post. The …
Nick Ferris, former head of global development allegedly attacked the woman in his New York City apartment twice in February and March of 2013 A former saleswoman at Bloomberg has launched a number of shocking accusations against the company, including that she was drugged and raped by a high-level executive. Nick Ferris, former head of global development allegedly attacked the woman in his New …