Ohio State Senator accused of sexual harassment Columbus, Ohio – An Ohio State Senator faces charges of sexual harassment after his severe and pervasive requests for sex from a former state employee. According to a memo released by the State, the Senator repeatedly asked a female state employee to have sex with him, ultimately culminating… Read more »
Title VII and Internet Harassment Philadelphia, PA — The growing use of the internet has created a new medium for sexual harassment, both in and out of the workplace. In the past decade that this darker side of the Internet and social media has exploded. Now users are not only at risk of identity theft… Read more »
Dove: Racially insensitive or downright stupid? Racially insensitive or downright stupid? I go with stupid. The soap company Dove, recently published an advertisement on Facebook showing a black woman wearing a brown shirt magically turning into a white woman in a white top after using one of Dove’s soap products. Although Dove’s marketing company approved… Read more »
Facebook claims employee “didn’t move fast enough” Los Angeles, CA – Facebook faces an age discrimination lawsuit alleging the social media giant made the work environment hostile for its older employees. According to the suit, Mark Zuckerberg never responded to the Plaintiff’s complaints of age bias against older employees in the workplace. The 52-year-old former… Read more »
Press TV, an English-language news channel in Iran suspended two of their executives following a confession made by a well-known Iranian newscaster, Sheena Shirani. Shirani said she had been experiencing years of sexual harassment from the two men. Shirani, who has now fled the country, previously made a recording available in which one of her… Read more »
It’s Valentine’s Day, which means many sweethearts are given a variety of gifts filled with love. But one student, in particular, took Valentine’s Day a step further. Hayden Godfrey posted on Facebook: “So I did a thing today,” the 17-year-old senior from Utah wrote. “Today I passed out 900 carnations, one to every girl at… Read more »
