Working out in the tomato fields of Central Valley, the young woman from Mexico was told by her supervisor that he needed her help in another area of the 15,000-acre farm. He drove her recklessly toward an isolated area, dense with almond trees. And there, he raped her. She would…
Nearly a dozen current and former students at Occidental College have reached a settlement with the school’s top brass following a federal complaint alleging the school had improperly handled allegations of on-campus sexual harassment and sexual assault. Anaheim sexual harassment attorneys had been closely watching the developments of this case,…
A panel established for the specific purpose of investigating claims of discrimination against elected officials in Los Angeles has convened to review the sexual harassment allegations made against Councilman Jose Huizar. For now, the proceedings, which were prompted by complaints from Huizar’s former deputy chief of staff, are being held…
Police officers in California who put their careers on the line to report misconduct or corruption within their departments are to be shielded under the 1st Amendment, per a new ruling by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision in Dahlia v. Rodriguez handed down Aug. 21 by…
Last month, the Iowa Supreme Court upheld its earlier controversial ruling that a dentist could fire a female employee whom he found sexually “irresistible.” The all-male court upheld its decision saying that the termination was legal because it was based on the employer’s feelings and emotions – not on the…
Back in the mid-1990s, a young woman accepted an unpaid internship at a psychiatric care center, where the doctor in short order suggested she participate in an orgy, remove her clothes before meetings with him and dubbed her “Miss Sexual Harassment.” Soon after, the woman filed a sexual harassment claim,…
While city council members in San Diego have declined to pay for the legal defense of an embattled mayor who is fending off claims of sexual harassment, the city could still find itself financially liable. San Bernadino Sexual Harassment Lawyer Houman Fakhimi knows this is particularly true if the alleged…
A popular Spanish-language radio host suddenly disappeared from the airwaves late last month, initially with no explanation. Our Santa Ana sexual harassment lawyers understand it now appears that allegations of physical, sexual and emotional harassment were what led to the abrupt departure. According to news reports, Eddi “Piolin” Sotelo was…
Authorities with the U.S. Department of Justice have taken up the cause of a male prison cook, employed in a state youth corrections center in Chino, who was reportedly sexually harassed by a female co-worker for months with no intervention from supervisors who knew what was happening. Our Chino sexual…
The Los Angeles Police Department is facing harsh criticism over policies that allowed sexual harassment and discrimination to flourish, even after the agency had been successfully sued on numerous occasions. Westminster Sexual Harassment Lawyer Houman Fakhimi understands that over the last six years, the city has reportedly shelled out some…