Women are amazing and continue to break glass ceilings! Recently, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, 37, has announced that she is pregnant, making her only the second world leader to give birth while in office. Ardern, who was elected in October, is also New Zealand’s youngest prime minister since 1856. Ardern explained how she… Read more »
Christina Giorgio, Esq. on Background Briefing with Ian Masters Christina Giorgio, Esq. with the Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC was recently interviewed on Background Briefing with Ian Masters to discuss sexual harassment in the workplace. Ms. Giorgio has years of experience litigating claims of sexual harassment and is currently a leading member of the New… Read more »
Trump’s diet coke addiction Washington, D.C. – President Trump has a diet coke addiction. Addiction may be a strong word, but the President recently stated that he drinks up to twelve diet Coco-Cola’s per day. While the term “diet” leads consumers to believe the drinks are less harmful than their sugary counterparts, research has shown… Read more »
Hoboken, NJ Elects a Sikh as Mayor Hoboken, NJ – The city of Hoboken, New Jersey made history on election day this year, by electing New Jersey’s first Sikh mayor ever, Ravi Bhalla, 44. Many Hoboken residents are taking their new mayor’s win as a badge of honor. Bhalla is also notably one of only a… Read more »
“Sex trade on Capitol Hill” Miami— Last week, after a slew of sexual harassment claims directed at US government officials in recent weeks, the Senate passed a resolution that makes sexual harassment training mandatory for all senators, staffers and interns. On November 14, 2017, during a House committee to examine sexual harassment policies within the… Read more »
New York, NY – The Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act (“VGMVPA”), is a law passed by New York City that makes it unlawful to commit an act of violence because of an individual’s gender. Anyone who commits such appalling acts of violence may be criminally prosecuted, and additionally face civil recovery too. This is possible because… Read more »
NEW YORK, NY – Amidst the outrage over the Harvey Weinstein allegations women have felt empowered to come forward to take a stand against sexual harassment in the workplace, leading to an influx in sexual harassment cases being filed in Federal, State and local courts. Derek T. Smith, Esq., Founding Partner of the Derek Smith… Read more »
New York, New York – On October 31, 2017, Michael Oreskes, the chief editor at National Public Radio (commonly known as “NPR”) resigned following multiple allegations of sexual harassment. Oreskes had joined NPR in 2015, and the accusations against occurred long before he joined NPR. Oreskes is the latest media figure to confront allegations of sexual harassment and… Read more »
1st Openly Transgender State Legislator! RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – Congratulations to Virginia’s first openly transgender elected official! Virginia House of Delegates candidate Danica Roem, a Democrat, has defeated longtime Incumbent Robert Marshall, a Republican. According to LGBT advocate groups, Roem, 33 years old, is also the United States first openly transgender person to be elected and seated… Read more »
“Bachelorette” Not in Paradise LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Former “Bachelorette” producer Becky Steenhoek and former small town Iowa girl, said she knew the hit show salacious and “pushed boundaries,” nevertheless she never expected to be a part of the sexual conversations herself. As a producer for the “Bachelorette” Steenhoek worked with the “Bachelorette” JoJo Fletcher. During this time,… Read more »
