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Chung Mong-joon Embroiled in Sexual Harassment Row

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Legislators Chung Mong-keywords, the Grand National Party and candidate B, Dongjak district of Seoul, has been tested in the controversy concerning an alleged sexual harassment, after touching, according to a journalist of the female plays in an interview.

Chung has touched the face of the MBC-TV-Reporter, we only by their surname Kim, while the answers to their questions on a road in Sadang 3 Dongjak-dong in the constituency on Wednesday afternoon. Kim Chung immediately said she felt she was sexually.

Bribe, he acknowledged errors in a press release Thursday. “When I was round, climbing stairs, I thought I could hear a female journalist, although I have never seen before had to ask my opinion on a plan to build the new city. Them I tried to pat on the shoulder, While we are not asking to discuss, but my hand accidentally touched his face. ”

Chung pointed out that his wife was next to him when he passed. He added: “Despite the fact that it is only a coincidence, I apologise for journalists, if I have caused him discomfort.”

The MBC-TV News Bureau, said Chung’s press release has not been good enough, he says no, for a clarification of what they feel he has done wrong. Messages from the Office of corruption requires an official apology directly to the journalist and MBC.

By accelerating the incident to greater controversy, MBC Chung visited Thursday afternoon, and an official apology. Meanwhile opposition parties demand deposit bribes in the race, calling the incident a “scandal of sexual harassment.”

In a commentary, Kim Jae-doo, deputy spokesman of the United Democratic Party, have called for the expulsion of bribes from the portion of GNP. He invited the legislators, particularly disgraceful behavior “at a time when the nation is offended by a recent series of child abductions and sex crimes.

Chung-bong, legal counsel of the Liberty Party proposed a joint Next Fact-Finding Team will be organized in the opposition parties. In a briefing, Lee Jeong-mi, a spokesman for the Democratic Labor Party, called on the administration filing of the race and to excuse us for all women and the Korean people.

SCW to summon Mohanty in sexual harassment case

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Kugelsicherer dessin pour ne pas prendre immédiatement de la question du harcèlement sexuel par une taxe à niveau Dame employés de l’État contre son ex-montage-parleurs Maheshwar Mohanty, Orissa Commission d’Etat pour les femmes jeudi, a déclaré qu’il serait le charger.

Quatre jours après l’Orissa police enregistre un cas de harcèlement sexuel contre Mohanty, la Commission a proposé au cas où son motu, et une équipe dont le président Namita Panda Kuhunda visité le village à proximité de Cuttack et enregistré la déclaration de Gayatri Panda, le maréchal de la dame qui L’acte d’accusation avait encontre de l’ancien porte-parole.

“Nous nous sommes entretenus avec Gayatri dans sa maison et a pris sa déclaration. Elle a pour nom Maheswar Mohanty et d’autre part, dans une déclaration écrite adressée à la Commission», a déclaré Panda PTI a ajouté que la Commission invite toutes les parties, y compris bientôt Mohanty, de la Assemblée collaborateurs.

Le président SCW dit, la Commission n’a eu aucune difficulté juridique à la question Mohanty une réponse sur les coûts, le maréchal de la dame. “Mohanty n’est plus porte-parole de l’assemblée. Il s’agit d’un MLA. Par conséquent, la SCW est responsable de l’édition de la cargaison à lui”, at-elle déclaré.

Elle a dit, Gayatri a révélé, les noms de cinq personnes, dont l’ancien porte-parole. Question pourquoi, la Commission des retards dans la prise de vue est le cas, le président a déclaré ne pas savoir Gayatri, avant la présentation d’un FIR de la police. “C’est l’exception, est resté stable par Gayatri untracable un cas a été enregistré”.

Un certain nombre d’organisations de femmes et des activistes du Congrès avaient monté une attaque contre SWC pas pour l’inclusion de la question si elle rockten immédiatement de l’état de plus d’une semaine, et a conduit à la stagnation de l’Assemblée.

Granger Officer Accused of Sexual Harassment Remained On Force

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

GRANGER - Granger, a police officer was accused of sexual harassment of workers has never been a city suspended or to paid leave, study confirms the mayor.

Indeed, it was not the accused officer, to leave his post, he was the alleged victim, who felt forced to leave.

But Ramona Fonseca, said the mayor is not visible, if the administrative assistant, the claim over a month ago.

“Of course, any assertion that those who will be investigated,” said Fonseca, but the question of whether it should be deleted, rather than the obligation, after accusations emerged, she replied: “I have no idea how the investigative process Gingrich, I can not answer, if I have something do not have access to this information. ”

Fonseca explain why it is futile, because the head-in-Office of the investigation, trafficking, and he left his post until next week. The employee has worked for the police, and she said she did not have access to files of human resources.

“It’s his department, which is his mission, in such matters,” she said.

The officer was set on fire in recent years for various reasons, including the demise of his band wagon, Mayor Fonseca, but said he had already rented again earlier this year, because the officer then was relieved.

The alleged victim filed a complaint with the National Commission on Human Rights and left shortly after the alleged incident. Sources claim, they have felt in the city in the action, but the Mayor believes it is a reason, the leader in office has never asked the officer.

“It (acting manager) was a detective in the past,” said Fonseca. “I have full confidence in the investigation that what he has done.”

Scruggs’ former business partner fights sexual harassment suit

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

JACKSON, Miss. - The company that has the financial support of the former group Scruggs Katrina is still trying, tables to a former employee who, in a sexual harassment against him.

Criminal Defendant conducted by David Nutt, last week submitted to a federal court for a number of e-mails from heaven Legal Maria Braun address labour show that perhaps they have contributed to the atmosphere sexual excessively they complained.

The e-mails were in response to Brown’s motion for complaints against lawyers Nutt’s, even if the answer is no question of them. These include discussions of a sexual nature with a person unknown and the messages that are sent to Nutt’s Ernie McAlister & Coward, one of the men Brown alleged persecution in it.

“The only thing that the IRS has not taxed, the male penis,” Brown said in an e-mail, please refer to page 36 of the exhibition database. “That is due to fact that 69 percent of the time, it is hanging around unemployed, 10 percent of the time, it is difficult, 20 percent of the time, it is pissed off and 1 percent of the time, it is in the hole.

“At first, the fact that only one or two relatives, and they are both nuts!

Brown argued that Coward asked by sex for oral, that the worker, which for him, have left the company and showed him photos of his genitals, solicits pictures of him in return.

She says, in addition, some staff members were paid for sexual favours, in a broom closet.

“The entire region has been saturated with sex …” , Says the original complaint filed by Jackson’s lawyer Louis Watson.

Other e-mail addresses Brown Coward to the image of a naked woman, who painted his body, a link to a Web site, visitors say tests, the actual fake breasts and jokes about the nature of the penis

Coward Brown asked whether the best way to the penis, she replied: “For me it would be the Snickers, leading to what you know, life is about satisfaction.”

Brown is trying to amend its complaint, a second time to mark the lawyer Christopher Shapley and his company - Brunini, Grantham, Breeders Jackson & Hewes - as defendants. She says Shapley defamed in a television interview.

“Acknowledgement of Shapley Marsha Thompson said the report is to WLBT … Channel 3, that “the Legal paradise has been relieved of inappropriate behavior at work,” motion to modify said.

“This statement is clearly wrong slanderous. Indeed, he received severance pay and their future application for unemployment benefit has not been challenged for all defendants purported termination for cause.

“Prévenu Shapley violate this remark with the intention of harming the reputation and credibility of the complainant.”

The defendants answer can be found here.

McAlister Nutt, and is one of the other members of the Katrina Litigation Group, which gave its name to the Order Scruggs Law Firm manipulation of the rights of Katrina. He did it because the members of Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, the son Zack Scruggs and Sidney Back electricity have been indicted by a jury of Confederation.

They are three out of five, admission to wheels in an attempt of the State to bribe a judge, in a $ 26.5 million for attorneys’ fees litigation. The others are the lawyer Timothy Balducci and business partners and former state auditor Steven Patterson.

Brown said he had set fire to one month after the notification of sexual harassment, and four months after informing the leadership, which he saw as a violation of a federal judge for Mary McAlister .

Brown claims, it is due to 80000 dollars from the company for Off-hours of work, the cases of Katrina.

The complaint states explicitly:

* William Jones, a member of the executive of the company, continues rubbed Brown’s hands and made their feelings of insecurity;

* McAlister and Derek Wyatt Brown promised, and it is worth, if they have their own personal time to work on the Katrina events. Instead, it has only promised $ 5000 85000;

* The company electronically and copies of documents recorded by EA Renfroe, a representative of the settlement of claims handling companies work with State Farm Insurance Cos., In violation of US District Judge William’s arable to return to Renfroe’s lawyers .

Dickie Scruggs, criminals disregard for the rotation of documents allegedly sent Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, took a class action suit against State Farm and four other insurance companies, but the charge was dismissed.

Brown said he was McAlister, because the documents were stored in the local corporate Internet server, they were part of the public domain and not on training and

* It reflects the situation with the documents in March and sexual harassment in June before termination in July because of the “reorganization.”

The 11-count complaint, and punitive damages, as well as reinstatement or front pay, back pay and lost benefits.

State Farm Renfroe and the search for the disqualification of members of the KLG (Nutt & McAlister, The Law Firm Lovelace, Barrett Law Office) Katrina cases, because of their link to Scruggs.

Joseph Walker Renfroe lawyer contends that Nutt McAlister and should be tried for actions Scruggs treated because finances. Nutt & McAlister primarily within the group, with the agreement, would receive 35 percent of the legal fees.

The KLG represents more than 1100 insured Mississippi, about 450 of them have appeals against decisions State Farm.

“After CBS joint venture agreement, a payment from the fund of CBS, probably corrupt payments would have been Nutt & McAlister …” Walker wrote.

Nutt Scruggs, and their two names in proceedings asbestos and tobacco. Nutt, to dismiss individual on the list of accused, and Brown replied.

Tuesday, Nutt and the company Liston / Lancaster Winona apparently hit by an agglomeration of Houston society Matthews & Associates. The three have worked together for complaints against the manufacturers of prescription drugs Pfizer about their diabetes drug Rezulin.

Companies in a verbal agreement does not agree, then how the distribution of attorneys’ fees once in the 2004 settlement has been reached.

A meeting between the two parties was terminated because she advises that the Court has a solution has been achieved.

UGA Professor Quits After Violating Sexual Harassment Policy

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Another University of Georgia member of the Faculty has resigned after administrators, he decided against harassment campus’sexual policy.

Mark Jensen, a post of assistant professor in genetics and epidemiology departments, is the third member of the faculty to halt since September for this reason. UGA officials announced Monday
Jensen quit his job on May 9 and that may not be in contact with students before then.

A fourth teacher, Charles Doyle, was still on Monday, after leaving an investigation because sexual harassment.

UGA has been cracking on sexual harassment after review, the directors have been reluctant so long, complaints of harassment against the members of the Faculty. UGA Michael Adams, president last month, he announced the creation of three posts of mediator to focus on the complaints.

UK woman gets two million pound sexual harassment claim settlement

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

A British businesswoman was two million pounds, the world’s largest Out-of-court payments for which a claim of sexual harassment.

According to The Telegraph, Christina Rich, a financial adviser, he was the highest paid partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ office in Australia where she resigned, which say they have suffered more than a decade of harassment and harassment.

Rich earned over 400000 pounds per year, but said his career was created by the “Young” club “of culture, established businesses in Sydney.

She argued that one of the partners was able to feel their breasts and their immediate supervisors invited several times to his hotel room during a conference in the year 1999 and has a practice of greeting it with a kiss, despite their objections.

Rich, 44, claims about five million pounds over 20 Price Waterhouse Coopers partners - including Tony Harrington, the chief executive and the entire board of directors, under the direction of Paul Brasher, the president.

You alleged sexual harassment and discrimination, violence and bullying, which the company denies. The case was registered by the court.

“It was a long process, and I am pleased that almost,” said empires outside the Federal Court of Australia on Friday.

In an earlier statement press that they accept their former boss, Stuart Edwards, believes that kissing his plays were “platonic”.

Rich declaration of the assertion that, in November 1999, when the partners to participate in a conference in America, it took place five handwritten notes from “Stuart” under the door of her room at the hotel in Santa Monica.

“Christina, if we want to create, that conversation we had, in the bar, I am in room … Stuart,” said an alleged. Another said: ‘I went to bed to wake up but I wonder if you are still awake, Stuart. ”

Rich says that the handwriting, she said, like that of Mr. Edwards.

Early in the complaint, Rich argued that Edwards regularly kiss on the cheek, and when she objected to what he told him that he “knew what was best for [their].”

They also argued that, between 1999 and 2004, on several occasions, it was sexual harassment is not checked, complaints of discrimination have not been taken seriously, and are punished in a ban on the implementation of its offer.

In his statement, Rich said that in the East, located in Sydney in November 2001, after work and function in the presence of his colleagues, partners pushed against a wall, has sparked violence and her bra felt her breasts.

In February 2002, during a discussion about their success with clients, another partner, Greg Lazarus, was alleged to have said: “That’s because, Christina, they are in discussion with the chest.”

Rich transfer pricing was seen as a partner, the calculation of participation in the profits of enterprises, subsidiaries and was regarded as one of the top five advisers in the field in Asia-Pacific.

Kiwi Woman Settles PriceWaterhouse Coopers Sexual Harassment Case

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

A Dauerbrenner $ 11 million cases of sexual harassment, New Zealanders, Christina Rich, has been put in place for some time for consultation later this year to Ms. Rich alleges she was subjected to sexual harassment, discrimination, Victims and intimidated by Price Waterhouse Coopers, has been resolved.

A judge commended the accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), and former partner rich stationing on their cases.

In the Federal Court on March 29, Justice Catherine Branson said that the parties have resolved the issue, but the amount of the settlement was not disclosed.

Outside court, Ms. Reiche said: “I want to thank my family, my friends, my many supporters, my legal team.”

“It was a long process, and I am pleased that closely,” she said.

The event long has been put in place for a long negotiation before the end of this year, the woman says she is rich in sexual harassment, discrimination, victims and intimidated.

It was $ 11 million by PwC for damage to their reputation, loss of customers, loss of income and consulting services.

Ms. Rich has detailed a number of allegations of sexual harassment on incidents from 1999 to 2004.

In a statement today, “said Rich, it withdrew its application after mediation with PwC, March 20.

The statement said that his intention in pursuing their complaints, “never cause of stress and anxiety for everyone,” and if she regretted that “such an individual has suffered, like stress.”

She agrees that Senior Partner Edouard Stuart refuses charges against him, including his denial, he noted that, under the door at a conference in Santa Monica.

She also agreed that her conviction that her kisses on his cheeks were platonisch.

Feds announce agreement on sexual harassment lawsuit at NC A&T

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

GREENSBORO, NC - The Department of Justice said Monday in a case from North Carolina A & T State University, the school to revise its policy on sexual harassment.

The court has yet to approve the agreement, including the University of North Carolina system, the Department of Justice, said in a press release.

The agreement covers the former campus police dispatcher Tasha Murray and Mattie Smith.

The Department of Justice has submitted a legal process on their behalf, in August 2007, the university complain that they are not acting under which women complained that a supervisor of sexual harassment of men. That appeal was dismissed by the US District Court, Greensboro.

Under the agreement, the University to pay $ 29000 $ 26000 Murray and Smith as damages.

In addition, the division said NC A & T must be: mandatory training regarding Title VII, prohibitions against sex discrimination and sexual harassment, implement and disseminate further revised policy anti-bullying, to keep records, no signs Negative for employment and Murray Smith, and supervised by the federal government.

“This consent decree sends the important message that employees from sexual harassment in public universities will not be tolerated and that public employers must have mechanisms to prevent and correct sexual harassment in a timely and efficient fashion,” Grace Chung said Becker, the assistant Attorney General Federal Justice Division for the Civil Rights Division.

Court, and submitted Murray said a complaint of discrimination in the Federal Constitution-Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in September 2005, Smith a complaint in January 2006.

Mable spokesman Scott School not comment on whether an immediate end Monday, which stipulates that schools are not usually comment on personnel matters. She refused to comment whether the complaint was filed, since it is in the past year in connection with litigation pending.

Lap dance ethos at heart of City sexism, say campaigners

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Sexism is commonplace in the city and drive approach is needed in order stamps, discrimination against women, the Fawcett Society warns today. The group is committed to the rights of women and focuses on sexual harassment in the workplace.

“There was a lot of focus on the wage gap and lack of flexibility in working time, but we are looking for those that are less pronounced on the issues of sexual harassment of women and day-to-day experience , “said Kat Banyard, director of the Campaign.

Banyard Highlights of the use of lap dancing club for the entertainment businesses, a practice which includes a large number of women who visit these clubs uncomfortable with customers. The company wants to change the system of licensing of lap dancing clubs, such as sexual exploitation rather than pubs and clubs, local authorities may be more restrictions.

“If you have male colleagues for a fun dance club, the fact that women in a very difficult position,” she said.

Many women who had suffered sexual harassment at the workplace, it was difficult to declare or high-level colleagues, the issue very seriously. “It is one thing, measures to combat harassment, but something entirely different, the subject in public opinion, and talk to someone.”

Sexual harassment accounts for 18% of the premium in cases of discrimination based on sex. This is just one of many difficulties faced by women in the workplace, following the Fawcett Society. 30000 women each year lose their jobs in Britain for pregnancy, two thirds of low-paid workers are women, and women who work full time are paid 17% less than men on average.

“Behind the remarkable richness of the city lies a hidden history of discrimination, and discrimination against women at all levels of the economy - from the bathroom to the meeting room,” said Katherine Rake, director of the Fawcett Society.

New sexual harassment law to protect staff from customers

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Employers are committed, from next week, to protect their employees against sexual harassment of customers, suppliers and others face in the course of their work. Workers have already against harassment of colleagues, but under new regulations come into force, on April 6, they might try to damage by employers, not reasonable steps to protect themselves against harassment third, if the bosses knew that at least two incidents had already taken place.

The government was forced to amend the law, after the time Equal Opportunities Commission - now part of the Equality and Human Rights Commission - won a ruling that the government had not breached the proper implementation of the European directive, equal treatment, which are necessary for workers to “undesirable in the context of their sex, their dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment”.

The rules are to be expected that their greatest impact in the area of restaurants, hotels and retail. The EOC, the high court, that sexual harassment of clients stacked in the hotel and catering industry, 670000 women. Stuart Chamberlain, a law expert of human resources consultants Consult GEE, said: “These new regulations have an impact on the entire organization held that the staff of the client, such as the bar and wait staff , and those whose professional work in the service sector, as a teacher, but also, and other staff in the public sector.

“However, these changes are a new challenge for employers who are able to exercise authority over much lower than a client of one of its employees. Employers may be unpleasant to confront customers on the incorrect behavior, but they must be aware that inaction On this result could now qualify for compensation, including “violation of feelings’, the Sex Discrimination Act.”

A Canadian study of retailing, workers 10 years revealed that the majority were victims of sexual harassment, customers in their work, but are reluctant to confront or they complain because the work environment was stressed that the customer satisfaction. They were probably rather avoid male clients and less well, the negative consequences on the quality of work. Chamberlain said it was important to recognize that all three cases of harassment need not be, by the same person, for a request: “Employers can not refuse to recognize a client, employees harassed in the past, but Nothing in this prevent another person from the same personal harassment in the future. ”

He added, “companies or bars, communications can be to say that the employees of harassment will not be tolerated. However, Professional Services Firms, promotion of staff with customers, it can be difficult to prepare to negotiate, that the message “.



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