Fresno State disciplined one faculty member and two other staffers for sexual harassment and other complaints between 2016 and 2019, and they are among 54 California State University staffers named in sex harassment cases resolved between 2017 and 2021, EdSource reported Tuesday. According to the report, Fresno State took...
‘Skilled Predator’ FBI Boss Harassed 8 Women, Watchdog Finds
NEW YORK — One woman carried a ruler at FBI headquarters so she could smack James Hendricks’ hands when he reached for her legs and breasts. Another went home shaken after he tugged on her ear and kissed her cheek during a closed-door meeting. And when Hendricks went on to...
Uber to Pay $4.4 Million to End Federal Sex Harassment Probe
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber Technologies Inc. will establish a $4.4 million fund to settle a federal investigation into allegations that the San Francisco company allowed a rampant culture of sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday. The agreement ends an investigation launched in 2017 in which the...
California Bill Banning Forced Arbitration Heads to Governor
SACRAMENTO — When companies in California tell job candidates they have to give up their right to sue them for most disputes, a bill headed to the governor's desk would let people say "no" without fear of losing their job offer. The bill is the latest effort by state governments...
LA Opera to Investigate Placido Domingo Over Accusations
SAN FRANCISCO — Two music companies canceled appearances by Placido Domingo and the Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it would launch an investigation in response to an Associated Press story in which numerous women accused the opera legend of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior spanning decades. Domingo has been general director of...
Some McDonald's Workers Vote to Strike Over Sex Harassment
NEW YORK — Emboldened by the #MeToo movement, McDonald's workers have voted to stage a one-day strike next week at restaurants in 10 cities in hopes of pressuring management to take stronger steps against on-the-job sexual harassment. Organizers say it will be the first multi-state strike in the U.S. specifically...
Visalia Assemblyman Mathis Reprimanded For Sexual Comments
SACRAMENTO — California Assemblyman Devon Mathis was reprimanded in June for making sexual comments, including about fellow lawmakers. A heavily redacted letter from the Assembly Rules Committee released Wednesday says Mathis' comments violated the chamber's sexual harassment policy. According to the letter, the committee's investigation substantiated a complaint that he...
Visalia Assemblyman Mathis Reprimanded For Sexual Comments
SACRAMENTO — California Assemblyman Devon Mathis was reprimanded in June for making sexual comments, including about fellow lawmakers. A heavily redacted letter from the Assembly Rules Committee released Wednesday says Mathis' comments violated the chamber's sexual harassment policy. According to the letter, the committee's investigation substantiated a complaint that he...
Who Will Be Next Governor? Villaraigosa Cuts Newsom's Poll Lead
Though it's still early and nearly one-quarter of voters have yet to form opinions on the race, it appears that Democrats Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraigosa will duke it out to become California's next governor. The two Democrats are running a close race among likely voters in the gubernatorial primary,...
Who Will Be Next Governor? Villaraigosa Cuts Newsom's Poll Lead
Though it's still early and nearly one-quarter of voters have yet to form opinions on the race, it appears that Democrats Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraigosa will duke it out to become California's next governor. The two Democrats are running a close race among likely voters in the gubernatorial primary,...