Survivors of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for upending the enforcement of rules governing the safe use of formaldehyde. An article from The Advocate explains why the issue is so important to some Louisiana residents, including members of the advocacy group “A Community Voice.” “Formaldehyde is so dangerous for our
A woman who accused President Donald Trump of sexual harassment is filing a lawsuit, claiming he defamed her while campaigning for the nation’s highest political office. In a year that’s seen the dismissal and firing of powerful men for misconduct, the allegations against Donald Trump have been largely ignored since his inauguration. Despite scandals bringing
Kentucky House Speaker Jeff Hoover has resigned from his post after revelations showed he’d made a confidential settlement in a sexual harassment case. Last week, an anonymous source reported that Kentucky House Speaker Jeff Hoover reached a confidential settlement with a woman alleging sexual harassment. The woman was apparently a member of Hoover’s legislative staff.
In the wake of dozens of women accusing film producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and assault, one California legislator is proposing doing away with confidential settlements. California State Senator Connie Leyva says allowing individuals like Weinstein to escape justice by way of confidential settlements enables predators to continue finding new victims without having to
Higher Court Will Decide Whether to Dismiss Student Suicide Case
For weeks we’ve been reading and hearing about reports of sexual harassment allegations against Hollywood big-wigs, most notably, Harvey Weinstein. It would seem, however, that those allegations aren’t only limited to Hollywood. Even the restaurant industry is beginning to see an uptick in sexual misconduct and harassment allegations.
Two settlements have been reached regarding a lawsuit against Ceres that claimed “several police officers secretly video recorded two female civilian co-workers, and in one instance allegedly took video of one employee’s upper thigh and underpants while she was wearing a dress.” The two settlements total $400,000, and at the end of the day the city “admitted no liability in the settlements.”
A bill designed to bring down Michigan’s astronomical auto insurance rates was defeated in the state legislature. After hours of debate, the Republican-controlled House rejected the measure with a 45-63 vote. “Everybody in the state of Michigan knows car insurance is too high and something has to be done about. But there’s something about once
Accused addicts working for free and healthy people locked up for insurance payments are only some of the prisoners for profit in the capitalist system.
True to a longstanding dislike for the Consumer Financial Protections Bureau, President Donald Trump collaborated with bankers to undo a rule governing forced arbitration. The move brought the commander-in-chief praise from corporate executives, who’d derided the CFPB regulation as unfair and costly. The CFPB measure was intended to stop banks from barring their customers from