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  • May 2008

    • Ohio AG Quits Amid Sex Harassment Scandal

      newser  |  Columbus Dispatch  |  May 15, 08 2:45 AM CDT

      Ohio AG Quits Amid Sex Harassment Scandal

      The Ohio attorney general who once vowed to dismantle the state's "culture of corruption" resigned yesterday just hours after a raid on his office by state troopers seeking evidence of illegal activity. Democrat Marc Dann is embroiled in scandal linked to an affair with an aide and was under threat of impeachment after workers filed complaints of sex harassment in his office, reports the Columbus Dispatch . Dann is also the target of other investigations into expenditures and management. More »

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      corruption  • sex scandal  • Ohio  • Attorney General  • sexual harassment  • Marc Dann

    • Employers Ask Office Lovers to Sign Off

      newser  |  ABC News  |  May 10, 08 7:52 PM CDT

      Employers Ask Office Lovers to Sign Off

      Bosses who see love in the air are asking workers to sign so-called love contracts to guard against sexual harassment claims, ABC News reports. "It is documenting the relationship," one employment lawyer said. "You need to define the relationship. Is (it) welcome?" The issue has gained attention as more women take office jobs and Americans in general work longer hours. More »

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      romance  • love  • contract  • sexual harassment  • office  • women in office

    • Iraqis Charge Sex Abuse at British Embassy

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  May 8, 08 9:23 AM CDT

      Iraqis Charge Sex Abuse at British Embassy

      Three staff at the British embassy in Baghdad are sexually harassed, bullied, and abused, say three Iraqi ex-employees. A female cleaner and two male cooks detail a brutal work culture overseen by American contractors, according to testimony taken by the embassy and obtained by the Times of London. The cleaner attested that she lost her job after refusing to sleep with her boss. More »

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      Baghdad  • abuse  • sexual harassment  • bullying  • embassy  • KBR  • subcontractor

    • Ohio AG Keeps Job Despite Sex Scandals

      newser  |  The Columbus Dispatch  |  May 3, 08 6:36 AM CDT

      Ohio AG Keeps Job Despite Sex Scandals

      Ohio's scandal-hit AG has admitted having an affair, and apologized for his "human failings" in not cracking down on sexual harassment in his office, but doesn't plan to step down, the Columbus Dispatch reports. Marc Dann didn't name the woman, but his chief scheduler, whom he admitted spent the night at his condo, resigned yesterday. Dann fired two more aides and another quit after an internal investigation confirmed harassment charges. More »

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      scandals  • Ohio  • affair  • sexual harassment  • attorney general  • Marc Dann

    • 2nd Nanny Sues Lowes for Sex Harrassment

      newser  |  People  |  May 2, 08 10:44 AM CDT

      2nd Nanny Sues Lowes for Sex Harrassment

      Yet another nanny is suing over sexual harassment in the Rob Lowe household. Laura Boyce made her case yesterday in a teary-eyed presser in which she claimed that the actor's wife behaved in a "perverted, disgusting, and crude manner." With lawyer Gloria Allred's arm around her, Laura Boyce said she felt "betrayed" and "extremely upset" that the Lowes had earlier sued her, along with two employees, for being part of a $1.5-million extortion scheme. More »

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      Los Angeles  • civil lawsuits  • defamation  • sexual harassment  • nanny  • Rob Lowe  • Sheryl Berkoff

  • April 2008

    • Ex-Nanny Sues Lowe for Harassment

      newser  |  E! Online  |  Apr 16, 08 8:17 AM CDT

      Ex-Nanny Sues Lowe for Harassment

      Just a week after actor Rob Lowe sued his former nanny over an alleged extortion attempt, she slapped back with a sex harassment lawsuit against him, reports E! Online. The 24-year-old claims in court papers that she was sexually assaulted, harassed, and beaten by Lowe and his wife during the seven years she worked for them. She told the Today show that she was afraid to leave. More »

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      lawsuit  • sexual harassment  • extortion  • nanny  • Rob Lowe  • Sheryl Berkoff

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  • April 2007

    • Threats Force Women Out of Blogosphere

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 30, 07 10:54 AM CDT

      Threats Force Women Out of Blogosphere

      Violent, sexualized threats against female bloggers are forcing some of them out of the online community, reports the Washington Post . The problem, highlighted by the harassment that caused Kathy Sierra to suspend her popular technology blog, is frustrating at best; at worst, it causes women to fear for their safety and abandon the medium. More »

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      Internet  • women  • blog  • discrimination  • blogging  • blogosphere  • sexual harassment

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