A woman is bringing forth sexual harassment claims against a former mayor of a California city. Her sexual harassment claim is asking for $1.48 million, with several other women expected to file similar claims. According to the woman's complaint, the former mayor of...
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Former employee files sexual harassment suit against councilman
A California woman who worked in the office of a Los Angeles city councilman has filed a sexual harassment suit against his office, claiming that the councilman's chief of staff made a number of inappropriate sexual jokes at her expense and that such behavior was...
California county faces harassment lawsuit
Sacramento County in California is facing a lawsuit for allegedly failing to deal with sexual harassment complaints brought against an employee of one of its agencies. According to documents, two former employees of the county's Department of Agriculture and Weights...
California woman claims sexual harassment by city councilman
Another California city is facing allegations of impropriety by an elected official. With San Diego still reeling from allegations of its mayor's sexual misconduct, the City of Los Angeles is coming under fire for the alleged conduct of city councilman Jose Huizar....
Founder of Bikram Yoga accused of rape and sexual harassment
California residents might be interested to hear that the founder of a popular style of yoga was accused of rape and sexual assault. Furthermore, a lawyer for a former employee of the guru told the Huffington Post that the man inspired fear in his employees and ran...
Settlement sought in iGate case
Citizens in California may be interested to hear that a senior employee at iGate is suing iGate and the company's former president and chief executive. The former president is accused of sexual harassment and was consequently fired following the allegations. Both...
City police chief accused of sexual harassment
Residents of California may be interested to learn of a lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court that alleges that the Newport Beach police chief sexually harassed a former police dispatcher who was dismissed in February 2012. According to the L.A. Times, the...
Case against “The Price Is Right” goes to trial in California
A California judge says a case against "The Price Is Right" should go to trial. A former model for the game show is suing the show's producers and production company for sexual harassment and wrongful constructive discharge. The trial judge has denied the defendants'...
California health plan sued for sexual harassment
The public health plan that runs Ventura County's Medi-Cal system has been sued again. In an earlier blog post, we reported on a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by two former Gold Coast Health Plan employees who alleged their termination from employment...
’50 Shades’ of sexual harassment
It seems like everyone is talking about "50 Shades of Grey." The erotic romance, which started as an e-Book and gained a huge word-of-mouth following in California and across the nation, is now the best selling paperback of all time. There is even a movie in the...