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Sexual harassment is classified by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC, as a form of sexual harassment. If you are the victim of sexual harassment or sexual abuse in the workplace, you have important rights that you must take action to protect. With this in mind, there are some key facts you need to bear in mind in regard to workplace sexual harassment. Most Commonplace Forms of Workplace Sexual Harassment Workplace sexual harassment and workplace sexual abuse can come…

UPDATE: After initially writing this blog post, Andrew Cuomo announced he was resigning in the aftermath of sexually harassment scandal.  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has hunkered down and appears to have no intention of resigning amidst accusations that he sexually harassed 11 women, including close aides. Cuomo faces a number threats to his political life that include: Looming possible impeachment Potential criminal investigations in multiple jurisdictions Prospect that more women may come forward with accusations of sexual harassment or…

Theodore McCarrick was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, his last assignment service as the Archbishop of Washington, D.C. As of last week, McCarrick has become the first Cardinal to be charged with sex crimes. Specifically, McCarrick was charged with three counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14. The victim of McCarrick’s sexual abuse was a boy, 16 years of age at the time of the assault. According to court records, McCarrick sexually assaulted on…

Sex scandals continue to plague Liberty University, the Christian school founded by the late Jerry Falwell and more recently overseen by his son, Jerry Falwall, Jr., until his removal from day-to-day management responsibilities. Falwell Junior himself was involved in a financial and sex scandal that involved his wife and a gay Miami Beach “cabana boy.” The recent round of allegations of sexual misconduct at Liberty University involves at least 12 women who claim they have been sexually assaulted or raped…

Cases involving abuse and neglect at behavioral health facilities are alarmingly widespread in their rate of occurrence and appalling in their circumstances. While nursing home abuse and neglect does garner media and public attention with some regularity, far less attention is paid to the horrors that do occur behind the doors of behavioral health facilities. A detailed report on behavioral health facility abuse and neglect was presented to the West Virginia Legislature in May 2021. While the report to the…