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 NASCAR Settles $225M Harassment Lawsuit 

Former official cites racism, sex harassment

Dec 19, 08 1:54 AM CST
(Newser) - NASCAR has settled a $225 million lawsuit brought by a black official who charged that she was the target of racial and sexual harassment, AP reports. Mauricia Grant said she was routinely subjected to lewd advances by male co-workers and dubbed "Nappy-Headed Mo" and “Queen Sheba.” The... More »

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NASCAR • sexual harassment • lawsuit • Mauricia Grant • racial discrimination

Egyptian Man Gets Hard Labor for Groping

Landmark case eggs Cairo women to report rampant teasing

Dec 18, 08 10:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Women face rampant harassment on Cairo's streets—83% of Egyptians and 98% of foreigners say they've been groped, hassled, or assaulted—but the 3% who go to the cops are usually met with indifference. A landmark case in which a man got 3 years of hard labor for reaching out... More »

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crime • women • police • sexual harassment • Cairo • Muslim women • groping • patriarchy • eve teasing

A-List Agent Mocked, Stole From Clients, Suit Charges

Ex-aide suing for sex harassment dishes dirt

Nov 5, 08 2:59 PM CST
(Newser) - One of Hollywood's premier talent agents paraded around his office in the buff, exposed staff to porn, and talked about his A-list clientele in less than reverential terms, reports the New York Post, citing a former aide's revelations in a sex harassment suit. Todd Shemarya—who represents Brad Pitt, Angelina... More »

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Hollywood • Brad Pitt • sexual harassment • Los Angeles • celebrity • Jennifer Aniston

 Pelosi Calls for Probe of Dem Linked to 'Hush-Money Affair'

Florida congressman linked to sex harassment payoff of mistress staffer

Oct 14, 08 1:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for an ethics investigation following a news report that Florida Democrat Tim Mahoney had an affair with a staffer, then paid her $121,000 to dodge a sexual harassment suit. The congressman has also called for an investigation, saying he's confident he will be... More »

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Democrats • sexual harassment • House Democrats • Tim Mahoney • Election 2008 • ABC News • Patricia Allen • House Ethics Committee

Firefighters Charge Sex Harassment in Gay Parade

Seeking $3M in damages from San Diego in trial that starts today

Sep 15, 08 4:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four San Diego firefighters ordered by officials to drive their truck in the city's gay pride parade last year are suing for $3 million in damages for sexual harassment, reports the Los Angeles Times. The four, who were given their orders by the city’s lesbian fire chief, say the... More »

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sexual harassment • firefighters • San Diego • Thomas More • parade • Gay Pride Week

OPINION

Welcome to
the Annual Sexism Awards!

Limbaugh, Silda Spitzer, others take
home booby prizes

Aug 22, 08 6:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Celebrating the Aug. 26 anniversary of the passage of women's suffrage, Ellen Goodman, in the Boston Globe, doles out the "Equal Rites Awards" to those fine individuals setting back the cause of the female sex. The envelopes, please:
  • The Blind Justice Award: To the Russian judge who
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Elizabeth Edwards • sexual harassment • Rush Limbaugh • sexism • suffrage • Silda Wall Spitzer • Wrangler jeans • Randi Rhodes

Ohio AG Quits Amid
Sex Harassment Scandal 

Offices raided by state troopers following complaints

May 15, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Attorney General • sex scandal • sexual harassment • Ohio • corruption • Marc Dann • Gov. Ted Strickland

 Employers Ask
 Office Lovers
 to Sign Off 

'Love contracts' guard bosses against harassment claims

May 10, 08 7:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Iraqis Charge Sex Abuse at British Embassy

Three say KBR contractors routinely harass, grope workers

May 8, 08 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Ohio AG Keeps Job Despite
Sex Scandals

 Dann had affair, knew of sexual harassment; 4 employees lose jobs

May 3, 08 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

2nd Nanny Sues Lowes for Sex Harrassment

This one points finger
at Rob Lowe's wife, calling her 'perverted'

May 2, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Ex-Nanny Sues Lowe
 for Harassment 

Ex-worker strikes back after Lowe claims extortion

Apr 16, 08 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Cheerleader, MSG Settle Harassment Suit

Ex-Rangers Skater likened Garden atmosphere to a frat

Dec 27, 07 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Madison Square Garden, perhaps having learned from the costly and disastrous harassment case brought by an ex-Knicks exec, yesterday settled a suit by the former captain of the Rangers City Skaters. The ex-cheerleader accused Garden brass of condoning an inappropriate working atmosphere and firing her for turning down a threesome,... More »

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basketball • sexual harassment • James Dolan • New York Rangers • lawsuit • Madison Square Garden • Courtney Prince

Zeke Accuser Awarded $11.6M

Jury finds Thomas liable for harassment, but won't have to pay damages, MSG will

Oct 2, 07 3:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - A jury today found Knicks coach Isiah Thomas liable for sexually harassing a fired MSG exec, but made boss James Dolan and the Garden foot the bill, Newsday reports. Dolan, who fired Anucha Browne Sanders when she complained of the unwanted advances, will personally cough up $3 million. Said Thomas... More »

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NBA • basketball • sexual harassment • James Dolan • Madison Square Garden • New York Knicks • Isiah Thomas • Anucha Browne Sanders

Witness: Isiah Used F-Word, L-Word With Employee

Drama climbs in $10M sexual harassment suit

Sep 19, 07 6:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - According to Jeffrey Nix, a 15-year Knicks employee and confidant of plaintiff and coworker Anucha Browne Sanders, coach and GM Isiah Thomas called her a "f---ing bitch" and "f---ing ho" in a March 2004 meeting, then told her months later that he was in love with her. Nix... More »

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NBA • basketball • sexual harassment • abuse • New York Knicks • Isiah Thomas • Anucha Browne Sanders • gender discrimination

Harassment Allegation
Could Haunt Bloomberg

Mayor still denies he's running for president

Jul 29, 07 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 1997 sexual harassment suit against Michael Bloomberg could become an obstacle if the New York mayor attempts a presidential run, the AP reports. Although the suit was settled in 2000 and has not been a political liability during his term, the allegations that he made bawdy remarks to a... More »

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New York City • presidential campaign • sexual harassment • Michael Bloomberg • Election 2008

Threats Force Women Out of Blogosphere

Virtual sexual harassment stifles voices, raises fears of real-world hostility

Apr 30, 07 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

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