Federal judge Joshua Kindred (Alaska) resigned after an investigation confirmed he created a hostile work environment. His actions included sending inappropriate messages to employees, engaging in sexual activities with a
In December, the President signed the Speak Out Act into law. The law is intended to ensure that employees are not barred from filing a claim and/or speaking out with
While a court has now approved the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s $18 million settlement with Activision Blizzard (despite California Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s [DFEH’s] opposition), various lawsuits and
CVS Health terminated an undisclosed number of employees after an independent investigation substantiated various sexual harassment complaints. These circumstances also led CVS to create an Office of Workplace Assistance, overseen
California video game company, Riot Games, settled a gender discrimination lawsuit for $100 million to be split among 2,000+ current and former female employees and contractors. Riot Games also agreed
