Democratic women’s group seeks swift end to Anderson investigation

August 15, 2018 Leave a comment

Del. Curt Anderson, D-Baltimore, said he is enthusiastic about the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services’ proposal to start school later in the day, something he previously has backed for academic reasons. ‘If it’s also talked about in relationship to public safety, I think that gives it another push,’ he said. (File photo)

Several dozen Democratic women in Baltimore are calling on leaders in the General Assembly and the state party to speed up an ethics investigation into city Del. Curt Anderson.

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Kozinski’s reemergence leaves accusers vexed

July 27, 2018 Leave a comment

Former 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Alex Kozinski has slowly returned to the public eye despite retiring in December in the wake of misconduct allegations. ‘I worry that it signals to women that our profession doesn't actually care about harassment,’ one of his accusers says. (Noah Berger/Bloomberg)

Judge Alex Kozinski was suddenly back in the spotlight, and the legal and political worlds were left to wrestle with the aftershocks of his fall from grace.

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MSBA panel: Legal profession still falls short in combating sexual harassment

June 14, 2018 Leave a comment

01.06.13 Annapolis, MD- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, portraits near the Statehouse. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

OCEAN CITY — The legal profession has made important strides to combat gender discrimination and sexual harassment in recent years, but there remains work to be done, according to a panel discussion at the Maryland State Bar Association’s Legal Summit and ...

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McDonald’s workers file sex harassment claims

May 22, 2018 Leave a comment

McDonald's workers and supporters rally outside a McDonald's in Chicago in April 2015. Fight for $15 announced Tuesday it’s helping women in several U.S. cities to file complaints with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging they experienced sexual harassment while working at McDonald’s. (M. Spencer Green/AP file photo)

Energized by the #MeToo movement, two national advocacy groups are teaming up to lodge sexual harassment complaints against McDonald's on behalf of 10 women who have worked at the fast food restaurant in nine cities.

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Jennifer L. Curry: When the client becomes the harasser

May 17, 2018 Leave a comment

Most employers do not know they have a legal obligation to ensure their employees are protected from harassment by third parties.

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Baltimore settles workplace harassment lawsuit with DOT employee

May 4, 2018 Leave a comment

Baltimore has reached a settlement with a woman who alleged one of her supervisors in the Department of Transportation sexually harassed her and retaliated when she reported him.

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EEOC alleges Columbia company ‘indifferent’ to sexual harassment

April 19, 2018 Leave a comment

A Columbia waste management company not only failed to stop a male garbage collector’s sexual harassment of his female work partner but kept assigning them to the same truck, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has alleged in a federal lawsuit in which the agency seeks punitive damages.

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Bill combating workplace sexual harassment passes

April 11, 2018 Leave a comment

“Maryland will now lead the way on this issue where men and women who are going seek employment in the state of Maryland won’t have to fear that their job would be in jeopardy if they disclose sexual harassment in the workplace,” says Sen. Craig Zucker, D-Montgomery and the bill’s Senate sponsor. (File photo)

Marylanders will get an idea of how many sexual harassment claims are made among the larger employers in the state and have more protections to make sexual harassment claims under a bill passed by the General Assembly this session.

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