Sexual harassment often goes unchecked in workplaces with rigidly hierarchical cultures in which subordinates feel they have no choice but to put up with a superior’s inappropriate conduct. That same culture can make witnesses reluctant to speak up — or even to feel pressured to…
Public radio station WNYC and its parent company, New York Public Radio, have recently faced multiple allegations of inappropriate conduct, sexual harassment, and bullying. Several popular hosts were accused of impropriety by co-workers and guests, and a number were put on leave and then fired.…
One of the most notorious revelations of sexual misconduct in the #metoo movement was the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Accused by numerous assistants, actresses, and others of sexual harassment and sexual assault, Weinstein and his associated film production companies used nondisclosure agreements to aggressively keep his…
A federal judge in New York has ordered the disclosure of three confidential settlements arranged by former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. The disclosures were ordered as part of a lawsuit brought by three former Fox News and Fox Business Network employees who claim O’Reilly…
“It’s a pretty tumultuous time,” one literary agent commented to the New York Times. “It’s hard to get it right all the time, but I do think people understand now that these situations are more often about power, and not about sex.” If they do,…
The Weinstein Co. was founded by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein and holds a substantial film library — 277 films that generated over $2 billion combined in worldwide box office receipts. The company’s films have also won 28 Academy Awards. Since allegations about Harvey Weinstein’s…