Oneonta, a town of 7,000 in Alabama, can lay claim to a TikTok account that has 117,000 followers. The driver of the town’s popularity on the wildly popular social media site is Mayor Richard Phillips...
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When The Harassment Of Women Moves Online
The digital world reinforces some of the gender inequalities. The UN Women reports that “a large gender gap continues in technology and innovation, despite recent improvements. Women and girls are und...
Harassment, Burglary Charges And More
Topline Here’s a timeline of the string of legal and behavioral troubles plaguing Ezra Miller, the embattled star of the upcoming The Flash movie, including harassment, disorderly conduct and burglary...
Sam Bankman-Fried‘s legal team warns of ‘harassment and threats’ to parents in latest court filing
The legal team behind former FTX chief executive officer Sam Bankman-Fried has petitioned a court to redact certain information on individuals acting as sureties for his $250-million bond, citing thre...
‘Lion King’ Actor Claims Disney Fired Him After He Reported Sexual Harassment And Took Paternity Leave
Topline An actor in the national tour of The Lion King sued Disney and individual employees Thursday after he was terminated in 2020, alleging the company discriminated against him for taking paternit...
Cuomo Aide Files Federal Sexual Harassment Suit Against Him
Topline Charlotte Bennett, a former aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the second woman to go public with accusations of sexual harassment against the politician, filed a federal lawsuit ag...
Plaintiffs In Sexual Harassment Cases Are Taxed, Defendants Are Not
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 09: People carry signs addressing the issue of sexual harassment at a #MeToo … [+] rally outside of Trump International Hotel on December 9, 2017 in New York City. ...
Tesla Stock Falls After Harassment Allegations Against CEO
Text size Tesla’s Shanghai factory. Xiaolu Chu/Getty Images Tesla stock took a beating as investors digested sexual-harassment allegations against CEO Elon Musk. Thursday, Business Insider repor...
SpaceX Paid $250,000 to Settle Musk Sexual Harassment Claim, Insider Reports
(Bloomberg) — SpaceX paid an employee $250,000 to settle a claim she was sexually harassed by Elon Musk in 2016, according to a report from Insider. Most Read from Bloomberg The closely held roc...
SpaceX Reportedly Paid $250,000 To Settle Sexual Harassment Accusation Against Elon Musk
Topline SpaceX paid $250,000 in 2018 to resolve allegations that CEO Elon Musk sexually propositioned a flight attendant aboard one of the company’s corporate jets, Insider reported Thursday, in a sto...
Final former eBay employee involved in bizarre EcommerceBytes harassment case pleads guilty
Earlier this week, David Harville, one of seven former eBay employees involved in a 2020 campaign to harass the creators of a newsletter critical of the e-commerce company, pleaded guilty to five fede...
The Drivers Risking Their Lives To Feed Hungry Ukrainians, The Aftermath Of Expo West, And Making Sense Of Skyrocketing Prices
I’m rolling off a week of some high-highs and low-lows—what about you? I may have socialized more at Expo West and SXSW than I have in two years, and four panels later, I am feeling exhilarated in man...
Chris Cuomo Demands at Least $125 Million in Arbitration With CNN
Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo is seeking at least $125 million from his old employer, claiming the network wrongfully terminated him and smeared his journalistic integrity in the process. Mr. Cuomo co...
CVS CEO Karen Lynch fires executives after internal sexual harassment probe
People walk by a CVS Pharmacy store in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters CVS Health Chief Executive Officer Karen Lynch has pushed out several executives after the co...
Tesla Prepares For California To Sue Over Alleged Racial Discrimination And Harassment
Topline Tesla says it expects the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing to file a lawsuit against the electric carmaker “alleging systematic racial discrimination and harassment” that o...
Microsoft Promises Public Investigation Into Sexual Harassment Policies
Topline Microsoft has hired a law firm to publicly evaluate the company’s handling of sexual harassment and gender discrimination claims, including allegations of inappropriate behavior by co-founder ...