President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law a measure to bar enforcement of pre-dispute nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) that prohibit victims from disclosing sexual assault and harassment on the job. “I just signed the Speak Out Act, a bill that’ll enable survivors to speak out about workplace sexual assault and harassment and increase access to […]
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order making sexual harassment a crime for members of the military. Under the order, the president made sexual harassment an offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and also strengthened the military justice system’s response to prosecuting cases of domestic violence. The order, effective Jan. 26, […]
BEIJING—A Beijing court late on Tuesday ruled against the plaintiff in a high-profile Chinese sexual harassment case, saying there was insufficient evidence to support her claims. Zhou Xiaoxuan, 28, in a series of social media posts in 2018 accused television personality Zhu Jun at state broadcaster CCTV of groping and forcibly kissing her in 2014 […]
NEW YORK—Lawmakers in the New York State Assembly will issue a report on their investigation into Governor Andrew Cuomo after abandoning an impeachment effort in light of his resignation over complaints of sexual harassment, members said. The Assembly’s Judiciary Committee began an impeachment investigation in March after two women who worked for Cuomo went public […]
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention detailed in a July 26 report the options for creating camps to isolate Americans amid the COVID-19 outbreak. And in other news, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned, under pressure from allegations of sexual harassment. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp, we’ll discuss these […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed several women and retaliated against a former employee, said New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing the Democrat governor of violating laws.
NEW YORK—The New York City Commission on Human Rights has fined Fox News $1 million, the largest penalty in its history, for violations of laws protecting against sexual harassment and job retaliation. As part of a settlement agreement announced Tuesday, Fox also agreed to mandate anti-harassment training for its New York-based staff and contributors and […]
An eighth woman says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed her. Alyssa McGrath, 33, is the first current staffer in the Democrat’s office to level accusations against him while revealing her name. McGrath told the New York Times that Cuomo has ogled her, commented on how she looks, and made suggestive remarks. “He has […]
