Archive for June, 2009

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 at 11:56am

Tuckner Sipser Wins One Million Dollars for Client in Sex Discrimination Lawsuit in Federal Court

Posted by Saswat Pattanayak in All Posts, Gender Discrimination, Labor, Media, News, Sexual Harassment

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Manager alleged she was fired for not being ‘one of the boys’

Verdict: $1,000,000
Case: Theresa Garafolo v. Healthcare Services Group, Inc.,
No. 07-cv-11165
Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: Paul Crotty
Date: 4/23/2009
Plaintiff Attorney(s):
William Sipser, Tuckner, Sipser, Weinstock & Sipser, LLP, New York, NY
Jack Tuckner, Sipser, Weinstock & Sipser, LLP, New York, NY
Defense Attorney(s):
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Monday, June 8th, 2009 at 11:22am

Military aims to prevent sexual assaults

Posted by Saswat Pattanayak in All Posts, News, Sexual Harassment

Roughly 90 percent of sexual harassment and assault incidents go unreported at service academies, according to a 2007-2008 Defense Department report. Roughly one-third involve alcohol.
More from the Times Herald-Record:
Candid testimonials crux of new campaign

By Alexa James
WEST POINT — The Defense Department has launched a new sexual assault prevention campaign that holds the entire military accountable [...]

Thursday, June 4th, 2009 at 11:23am

Can being ‘overly friendly’ equal harassment?

Posted by Saswat Pattanayak in All Posts, Gender Discrimination, Opinion, Sexual Harassment

The HR Specialist of Business Management Daily has a timely article on harassment issues in corporate America.

Title VII protects employees from discrimination based on sex. And sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination.
Essentially, the law protects employees from harassment because of sex.
However, that doesn’t mean every unwanted work relationship is sexual harassment. The [...]

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