Sexual Harassment

Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the California Civil Rights Department. The lawsuit accused the company of gender discrimination, failure to prevent workplace sexual harassment, and retaliation against female employees who raised complaints. What...

Nissan Motor Co (OTC:NSANY) reportedly paid its former Chief Operating Officer (COO) Ashwani Gupta a sum of 582 million yen ($3.7 million) to leave the company following allegations of misconduct. What Happened: Gupta left Nissan in June last year amid allegations of misconduct the company...

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Chairman Martin Gruenberg has announced his resignation following a report that exposed rampant sexual harassment within the agency. What Happened: Gruenberg has agreed to step down once his successor is confirmed, according to The Wall Street Journal. This decision...

Japan’s efforts to strengthen its military, amid rising threats of regional unrest from North Korea and China, are reportedly being hampered by a significant drop in female recruits and an increase in sexual harassment cases within the Self-Defence Forces (SDF). What Happened: Female...

Renowned actor Robert De Niro vehemently denied accusations of workplace abuse during a court session in New York on Tuesday. What Happened: De Niro shouted, "Shame on you!" as he gave testimony while arguing with his former assistant, who is suing him for $12 million, reported The...

Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) CEO Bobby Kotick has taken to the media to vehemently deny any systemic issue of harassment within the company, ahead of the two-year anniversary of the lawsuit that accused the publisher of sexual harassment and discrimination against women. "We’ve...

E. Jean Carroll, who was awarded $5 million in a rape defamation trial by a Manhattan jury last week against Donald Trump, said another civil suit against the former president might follow. What Happened: Carroll and her lawyer Roberta A. Kaplan told MSNBC that they are now weighing...

Jean Carroll had the last laugh as a Manhattan court found the defendant Donald Trump sexually assaulted her and awarded her $5 million in damages. Donald Trump's niece Mary Trump, one of his harshest critics, reflected on the verdict in her Substack post on Sunday. "This week, the accountability...

A former employee of Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: AAWH) is suing the multi-state cannabis operator, arguing she was harassed and discriminated against by management because of her race and then unfairly fired. What happened: The former Ascend employee states in the lawsuit...

Donald Trump was reportedly deposed at his Florida home by the lawyers of an author who accused him of raping her in 2019. What Happened: The former president’s questioning under oath was confirmed by Roberta Kaplan, the lawyer for E.Jean Carroll, reported The...

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) faced a legal setback in a sexual harassment lawsuit, days after the company's stock came under pressure following reports of alleged sexual misconduct by its chief executive officer Elon Musk. What Happened: Tesla will not be allowed the leeway of arbitration...

According to a lawsuit filed by a woman who works in Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Fremont, California factory, the company's female employees face "rampant sexual harassment." Jessica Barraza, who was hired as a production associate in 2018, said in a lawsuit filed this week that...