Aubrey Fox writes about the fight against subway harassment in Gotham Gazette. When Emily May set up the Web site Holla Back with six friends in October 2005, she didn’t expect much response. “We thought, ‘Wow, this is a cute idea,’” said May. Inspired by Thao Nguyen, whose decision to snap a cellphone picture of [...]
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Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at 6:17pm
Workers’ Compensation Sole Remedy in Workplace?
Insurance Journal reports that the California Court of Appeals has ruled that claims of assault and battery and emotional distress are barred by the workers’ compensation exclusivity rule, meaning that workers’ compensation is the only remedy for injuries that occur in the workplace. In Kim C. Jones v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation et. [...]
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at 6:09pm
Athletes who abuse: Are we outraged enough?
A professor of Law from Baltimore expresses her opinions regarding the amount of outrage that we should have, but perhaps lack when it comes to athletes who abuse partners. Where’s outrage for athletes who abuse partners? By Leigh Goodmark A National Football League player is accused of cruelty to animals, and the public’s outrage knows [...]
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 at 4:00pm
Mandatory arrest laws prevent DV reporting
Posted by Saswat Pattanayak in All Posts, Bullying, Domestic violence, Media, News, Opinion, Politics, Sexual Harassment
In NYT today, Radha Iyenger writes that not all is well with the “mandatory arrest” laws when it comes to domestic violence. The article follows: The Protection Battered Spouses Don’t Need By RADHA IYENGAR TWO decades ago, in an effort to curb domestic violence, states began passing “mandatory arrest†laws. Police officers responding to a [...]
Monday, August 6th, 2007 at 4:07pm
Firefighters claim harassment during gay pride parade
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_6559665 San Diego firefighters have complained that they were ordered to march, and were subsequently taunted. They demand damages for the inability on part of the department to provide them a safe space. By ALLISON HOFFMAN Associated Press Writer SAN DIEGO—Four firefighters are pressing sexual-harassment claims against the city’s fire department after they were taunted [...]
Friday, August 3rd, 2007 at 4:02pm
Transgender Inmate Loses Lawsuit
A transgender prison inmate has valid points. But the judiciary does not think so. Not even after she reported her rape. Washiongton Post reports: SAN FRANCISCO — A transgender prison inmate who said she was raped by her cellmate has lost her lawsuit against prison officials. A Superior Court jury on Thursday ruled in favor [...]
Sunday, July 8th, 2007 at 7:12am
McDonald’s Continues Anti-Poor Policies
Central Valley Indymedia reports that McDonald’s would not permit a homeless woman to use restroom under the assumption that she was not going to be able to purchase anything. Sherri Williams was cited by the police yesterday because she tried to use the restroom at McDonald’s at Olive and highway 99 in Fresno. Williams and [...]
Thursday, May 10th, 2007 at 6:17pm
UnFree Blogosphere and the Price that Women Pay
Posted by Astrid Rachelle Fiano, Esq. in All Posts, Bullying, Commentary, Gender Discrimination, Media, News, Opinion, Sexual Harassment
By Astrid Rachelle Fiano, Esq. I happened across this story in the latest Slate, and I find it relevant both as a story about blogging, and as a very disturbing collateral effect of gender discrimination. Kathy Sierra either disbanded her blog or at least reduced activity on her blog due to repeated attacks against her [...]
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007 at 8:04pm
Do we need a policy to deal with bullying at work?
In the British Isles bullying is a very serious, oft-written about workplace issue, whereas in the U.S. it seems to be strictly limited to a school setting. Here is quite an informative article from Bully Online that elaborates on this interesting topic. Although bullying is not to be confused with hostile work environment, which is [...]
Of Stalking and Online Nightmares
By La Toya L. Barrett Imagine you met someone new, started dating them for a while, and realized that they were a tad bit disturbed. They became possessive and obsessed with you in a short period of time. After noticing their behavior, you quickly ended the relationship and changed your telephone number. A bit of [...]