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Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., 130 F.3d 1287 (8th Cir. 1997), [1] was the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit in the United States.It was filed in 1988 on behalf of Lois Jenson and other female workers at the Eveleth Taconite mine in Eveleth, Minnesota on the state's northern Mesabi Range, which is part of the Iron Range.
Dempsey traveled to Tokyo in 1996 to raise awareness about a sexual harassment issue between Mitsubishi and hundreds of women that were employed by them. Dempsey was doing a lot of talking during her trip with many officials from Tokyo including Mitsubishi Motors representatives.
The term sexual harassment was popularized following a consciousness-raising session led by Lin Farley as part of a Cornell University program on women in the workplace, [3] and the term entered popular use in 1975. [4] [5] A number of the original sexual harassment cases were pursued on behalf of black women and girls. [6]
By Ryan J. Foley A trucking company will pay $50,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit, a token payment to avoid trial in a closely watched case that has sharply limited the government's ...
This includes the right to work in a dignified place, under dignified conditions, and the right to live a life free from discrimination, harassment, and, most importantly, sexual harassment ...
Class-action sexual harassment and discrimination suit against Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC. 1997 Judge Lanier Suit [27] Supreme Court sexual assault case against Chancery Court Judge David Lanier in United States v. Lanier: 1997 Mitsubishi Suit [28] Lawsuit against Mitsubishi plant in Normal, Ill., for discrimination, verbal and physical ...
In a number of sexual harassment cases, certain employees and others have been asked about their sex lives, [5] often repeatedly, including in a case filed against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Lawmakers proposed legislation to make sexual harassment in government offices a crime and called the proposal “transformative.” But as the spotlight moved in Tallahassee away from the #MeToo ...