Lawyers Too: Recent Developments in the Legal Profession’s #MeToo Moment
Posted August 1st, 2018 by Meredith Firetog in Gender Discrimination and Harassment.
In my legal writing class my first year of law school, each student presented mock oral arguments, and received feedback from classmates. Following my argument, I was told that I was “persuasive” and “well prepared,” but what resonated most was the handful of classmates who described my argument as “aggressive.” One classmate felt that I […]
New York City’s New Law Seeks to Address and Prevent Workplace Sexual Harassment
Posted May 25th, 2018 by Meredith Firetog in Employment Discrimination, Gender Discrimination and Harassment.
On May 9, 2018, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio signed the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act (the “Act”), amending the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) to proactively combat sexual harassment in the workplace. The Act, passed by the New York City Council in the wake of the #MeToo movement, creates new […]
