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Are Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in Silicon Valley Worse Than Ever?
In the past couple of months, we have posted blogs on discrimination in the tech industry and sexual harassment in Silicon Valley. As horrifying as some of the incidents we have reported on have been, they may only be the tip of the iceberg according to a recent report in The...
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Can Dating My Co-Worker Lead to Gender Discrimination?
In 2015, Ellen Pao lost a gender discrimination trial against the Silicon Valley venture firm where she worked as a senior partner. Recently, Pao spoke with Business Insider regarding the incidents that led to her filing a gender discrimination claim, most notably an a...
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Can I File a Workplace Sexual Harassment Claim Anonymously?
Last month, an anonymous email containing sexual harassment claims against Hadrian Belove, the executive director of Cinefamily, was circulated throughout the Hollywood community. The email led to Belove’s resignation. The allegations in the email included claims made in a 2014 s...
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Can an Attorney Help with Workplace Harassment?
Another type of harassment is known as hostile work environment. This involves maybe water-cooler chitchat. Someone whistling at you. Dirty pictures laying around. Off color cartoons being forwarded to you via email. Physical touching that’s unwanted. It could be a variety of thi...
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Could a New Law Stop Sexual Harassment in Silicon Valley?
As more and more news regarding discrimination and sexual harassment in Silicon Valley surfaces, it has become clear that the problem is widespread and complex. Recently, a California lawmaker put her foot down and said enough is enough. Earlier this month, State Senator Hanna...
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Are Women Who Work at Google Suffering Discrimination?
Tech businesses in Silicon Valley have been under fire in recent years due to claims that their female employees face hostile work environments, including harassment and discrimination. We recently explored this topic when we blogged about an anti-diversity memo that a forme...
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Can I Sue a Private School for Discriminating Against My Transgender Child?
What can I do if a school is discriminating against my child? That's a question that a family in Yorba Linda, California asked recently before moving forward with a gender discrimination lawsuit against the private school their transgender child attends. The famil...
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Ex-Professional Baseball Player Lenny Dykstra Guilty of Sexual Harassment?
During the ‘90s, Lenny Dykstra was the leader of a Philadelphia Phillies baseball team that made it to the World Series. Dykstra has since retired from baseball. However, he made headlines earlier this month when Caroline Heldman accused Fox News host Eric Bolling of s...
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Why Are Some Google Employees Against Diversity in the Workplace?
The Huffington Post recently featured a report on a Google employee who sent out a memo railing against diversity in the workplace. Why Did the Google Employee Write an Anti-Diversity Memo? Per the unnamed Google engineer's 3,000-word memo, because of what he perceives...
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What Should I Do If My Co-Worker Sends Me Lewd Texts?
Per CNNMoney, Fox News host Eric Bolling has been suspended pending an investigation of allegations that he sent unsolicited lewd texts to co-workers. Bolling's suspension came following a HuffPost article that claims over a dozen sources have confirmed that the host of the...
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