The lawyer representing women who said maintenance workers demanded sex from them in exchange for basic repairs at public housing units in Baltimore says a settlement of at least $6 million has been reached. Cary J. Hansel said at a ...

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A Prince George’s County middle school social worker is suing the board of education for $500,000, alleging she experienced retaliation after reporting a colleague had sexually harassed and assaulted her. Crystal Ballinger was on a staff retreat with her former ...

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The lone female police officer in the Morningside Police Department has claimed she was passed over for a promotion and had comp time taken away since she filed a sexual harassment lawsuit earlier this year. Carissa M. Lewis’ retaliation lawsuit, ...

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Three former Red Lobster employees who alleged a former culinary manager at the restaurant’s Salisbury location sexually harassed them for years will split the $160,000 settlement of a lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on their behalf. In the lawsuit filed in September 2013, the EEOC said Ryan Fisher sexually harassed female employees by groping them, making sexual comments about their bodies and attempting to solicit them for sex, all while he served in a supervisory role at the restaurant. Other managers both condoned and participated in the conduct, which had been occurring since at least March 2007, the suit alleged.

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The lone female police officer in the Morningside Police Department has filed a sexual harassment suit against her commanding officer.

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A former Queen Anne’s County detective said she was fired for having complained of being sexually assaulted by the sheriff’s brother, her supervising officer.

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A former Maryland Transportation Authority police officer previously awarded more than $127,000 in a sexual harassment case is granted an additional $230,000.

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American Apparel Inc., which fired controversial founder Dov Charney as chief executive officer last month for alleged misconduct, strengthened rules to prevent sexual harassment among its employees.

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Harvard Law School was found in violation of Title IX, the law that prohibits gender discrimination in education, for its failure to respond adequately to sexual assault reports, the Education Department said.

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A Rockville-based environmental remediation company will pay $415,000 and revamp its training and recruitment policies to settle EEOC claims of sexual harassment and gender- and race-based discrimination.

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