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In the face of soldiers' sexual harassment complaints, Israeli defense forces will emphasize prevention

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • Israel
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  • February 11 2013

The Israeli Defense Forces ("IDF") chief of staff's advisor on Women's Affairs, Brig. Gen. Racheli Tevet-Weisel, has reported 2012 statistics showing

Internal audits and sexual harassment training a must - ask the university of Iowa

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 7 2013

At the University of Iowa, an investigation showed that the athletics academic adviser violated the school's harassment policy over a period of years

Can a female prison guard sue prison officials for sexual harassment by inmates who were allowed to watch violent and sexually explicit movies?

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 4 2013

We recently read an Associated Press report about a female prison guard in Iowa who sued prison officials on these grounds, claiming that the movies

Harassing police lieutenant re-assigned to supervise sex crimes unit

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
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  • January 30 2013

Portland Oregon has witnessed a remarkable turn of events within its police department. According to The Oregonian, the police chief reassigned a

90 of women in Yemen report sexual harassment

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • Yemen
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  • January 4 2013

On December 20th we reported that a survey in India found that 92 per cent of women working in information technology, hospitality, civil aviation and

Australian same-sex sexual harassment case against former high official to continue

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • Australia
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  • December 21 2012

The former aid to former Australian Federal Speaker Peter Slipper, who sued him for alleged sexual harassment, said that he will appeal the recent adverse

Australian government to propose national prohibition of sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • Australia
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  • November 21 2012

For the first time, we may see a law prohibiting sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination on a national level in Australia affecting all areas of public life, including goods and services, employment and schools

"Third-party harassment:" can a city be liable under Title VII for a citizen's harassment of a police officer?

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 19 2012

You might remember our recent blog about the parrot kept by a patient in an expensive long term care facility which repeatedly shouted sexual vulgarities to an offended attending female nurse

Judge approves new firefighter exam that NYC claims will have no disparate impact

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
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  • October 4 2012

A federal judge has just approved a new entry-level firefighters test for New York City, which has the largest firefighting force in the country

University of Tennessee hit with age and sex suit by former media director

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
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  • September 28 2012

The AP reports that the former University of Tennessee media director has filed an age and sex discrimination lawsuit in federal court in Tennessee against it and its athletic director, claiming that she was given less than three hours by the athletic director to choose whether to resign, retire or be fired, because the athletic director and other athletic officials wanted to remodel the athletic department as a “good ol’ boys” club and replace her with a younger man