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Title IX Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed Against Harvard Professor By: Samuel Mukiibi On February 8, 2022, three female graduate students filed suit against Harvard University, alleging that each was sexual assaulted, harassed, and retaliated against. The plaintiffs are women studying anthropology at the prestigious ivy league school and claim that Professor John C...

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$243 Million Settlement Reached for 200 UCLA Sexual Assault Survivors After more than 200 sexual assault survivors came forward with similar allegations, the University of California system reached a $243.6 million settlement.

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UPDATED: House and Senate Overwhelmingly Pass Bill To End Forced Arbitration for Survivors of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment On February 7, 2022 the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (335 to 97) in favor of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment Act (H.R. 4445).

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House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill To End Forced Arbitration for Survivors of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment On February 7, 2022 the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (335 to 97) in favor of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment Act (H.R. 4445).

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$490 Million Sexual Assault Settlement Reached for University of Michigan Claimants Plaintiffs claim that the University knew of the Anderson’s abuses for years, but did little to protect the students.

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$490 Million Sexual Assault Settlement Reached for University of Michigan Claimants Plaintiffs claim that the University knew of the Anderson’s abuses for years, but did little to protect the students.

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New Law Requires New York City to Disclose Pay in Job Ads A new salary disclosure law was recently passed, impacting businesses with employees in New York City.

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$100 Million Gender Discrimination Settlement For Riot Games Employees - Grant & Eisenhofer P.A. (Civil Rights) Video game maker Riot Games has agreed to a $100 million settlement to resolve discrimination claims.

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Reports of College Sexual Assault on the Rise in 2021-2022 School Year PBS reports that as college students returned to campus amid the pandemic this past fall, they faced a heightened risk of sexual assault on campus.

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Jury Awards $1.7 Million to Black Teacher Retaliated Against for Discrimination Claims A Boston teacher won a $1.7 million jury award after raising concerns of workplace discrimination.

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Sexual Assault Training Program Launched at LSU to Educate Staff Louisiana State University launched a new program designed to train faculty and staffon how to appropriately respond to sexual assault complaints.