Brothers Tal and Oren Alexander, who rose to prominence in New York City’s luxury real estate market, face multiple sexual assault allegations. The New York Times investigated these claims, revealing a troubling pattern of behavior. The brothers, known for brokering...
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Snapchat to Pay $15 Million Over Discrimination and Harassment Allegations
Snapchat Inc. (“Snapchat”) has agreed to a $15 million settlement to resolve allegations made by California’s civil rights agency. The lawsuit accused the company of gender discrimination, failing to prevent sexual harassment, and retaliating against women who lodged...
Former Law Students File Title IX Complaint Against Joshua Wright
You may not have heard of Joshua Wright, but his actions have impacted many lives. Wright, a former professor at George Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School in Virginia and an ex-FTC Commissioner, was accused of sexual misconduct by several of his former students. Two of...
Tesla Settles Factory Worker’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Electric carmaker Tesla has settled a former employee’s lawsuit alleging severe sexual harassment and retaliatory firing. Tyonna Turner’s complaint is one of several filed since 2021 accusing the carmaker of widespread harassment of female and Black workers at its...
New York Becomes First State To Require Paid Prenatal Care
Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, New York employers must offer pregnant workers 20 hours of paid prenatal leave in addition to other sick leave. During her 2024 State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul promoted the change as a crucial step to help reduce maternal and...
NY Philharmonic Facing an Uproar Since a Recent Magazine Article Detailed Allegations of a 2010 Sexual Assault by Two Principal Players against another Female Player
The New York Philharmonic is one of the most well-known orchestras in the country, but has recently been rocked by a sexual assault scandal amongst its musicians. The alleged sexual assault occurred more than a decade ago, but details only recently became public in a...
New York Appeals Court Overturns Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Conviction
New York’s highest court sent shockwaves through the nation’s legal and cultural landscapes on April 25. In a 4-3 vote, the New York Court of Appeals overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction. The decision reverses the landmark ruling related to the #MeToo...
Former BlackBerry Employee Alleges Company CEO Sexually Harassed Her
A former Blackberry employee in California is suing the company’s new CEO John Giamatteo for sexual harassment and retaliation. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, allleges Giametteo harassed the employee in 2021 and...
Roman Polanski Back in Court: But will he Return to the United States?
Roman Polanski, a French-Polish film director responsible for movies like Rosemary’s Baby and The Pianist, is currently hiding out in Europe. He has refused to return to the United States because he fears arrest — and rightfully so. The award-winning director faces...
Former president Trump ordered to pay $83 million in defamation case
On January 26, 2024, a federal jury in New York City decided that former President Donald Trump must pay former journalist and writer E. Jean Carroll $83 million for harming her reputation and causing her emotional distress. The January 26, 2024 verdict was the second...