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NYU Lawsuit Highlights Potential Problems with Sexual Harassment and Assault Investigations

On Behalf of Sanford Heisler Sharp | August 28, 2018 | Gender Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Harassment

Universities and employers have a duty to respond to allegations of sexual assault, harassment, and discrimination. Many organizations conduct investigations before responding, and plaintiffs have filed gender discrimination lawsuits based on the investigations themselves. For one example, read coverage of trial about a Columbia University investigation here. Whether an investigation is so faulty or biased that it creates a legal claim…

The EEOC’s #MeToo Moment

by | August 20, 2018 | Gender Discrimination, Harassment

The EEOC first convened its Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace in 2015 and 2016. The Task Force issued a report and several recommendations aimed at employers and the EEOC itself. The Task Force’s 2016 report foreshadowed many of the issues that would later become central to the #MeToo conversation. The Task Force chose to define harassment more broadly than…

Why Maryland Lawmakers Should Accept the PA Grand Jury’s Recommendations on Priest Abuse

by Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP | August 15, 2018 | Criminal/Sexual Violence

Yesterday, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Statewide Investigating Grand Jury released a comprehensive report detailing the Catholic Church’s systematic and widespread cover-up of more than 300 Catholic clergy’s sexual abuse of thousands of children. The report exposes a shameful cover-up by the late Baltimore Cardinal William H. Keeler, which The Baltimore Sun detailed in an article published last night. According to the report, Keeler reassigned a pedophile…

Dos and Don’ts to Consider Before Calling an Employment Lawyer

by Kate Mueting | August 13, 2018 | Employment Discrimination

Thinking of reaching out to an employment attorney? It is likely that the attorney, or someone in the attorney’s office, will want to conduct an intake with you to learn about your situation. Here are a few Dos and Don’ts that you may find helpful. 1. DO tell them why you called. Are you looking for someone to file a lawsuit for…

Letter to the American Finance Association Board

On Behalf of Sanford Heisler Sharp | August 7, 2018 | News

We write in response to the recent verdict in the case Ravina vs Columbia. The unanimous jury vote was that Professor Bekaert, a full professor at Columbia University, is liable for retaliation against Enrichetta Ravina, a former assistant professor at Columbia who accused Bekaert of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. A federal court in New York ordered Professor Bekaert to…

The Opioid Epidemic: Its Causes and How Communities Can Fight Back

On Behalf of Sanford Heisler Sharp | August 7, 2018 | Civil Litigation

America is experiencing an opioid epidemic that has resulted in economic, social and emotional damage to virtually every community in the United States and tens of thousands of Americans. It is indiscriminate and ruthless, and kills 175 Americans every day. In 2016, more than 64,000 people died of drug overdoses (and the majority of these deaths were related to opioids).…

It’s Great You Have a 401(k) – But Who’s Minding the Store?

by Charles Field | August 6, 2018 | 401(k) Mismanagement, Investment Fraud

In recent years, employees have been filing an increasing number of meritorious lawsuits against employers for 401(k) mismanagement. These claims are in the tens of millions of dollars and range from disloyalty to imprudence to disregarding conflicts of interest. Some of the more egregious claims come when employers populate 401(k) plans with their own expensive and poorly performing proprietary investment…

Are There Any Exceptions to the Statute of Limitations for Civil Claims of Sexual Abuse Victims in Maryland?

by Steven Kelly | August 1, 2018 | Civil Litigation

One of the biggest barriers to abuse victims’ pursuit of justice in Maryland is the strict time limits that victims have to file their claims (this is commonly called the “statute of limitations”). While research consistently demonstrates that most survivors of sexual abuse fail to report or disclose the abuse until they are at least 30 years old, most sexual…

Lawyers Too: Recent Developments in the Legal Profession’s #MeToo Moment

by | August 1, 2018 | Gender Discrimination, Harassment

In my legal writing class in 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 was “too aggressive,” and…

When Do the Civil Claims of Sexual Abuse Victims in Maryland Expire Under State Law?

by Steven Kelly | July 31, 2018 | Civil Litigation

The #MeToo Movement has helped draw attention to abuse victims’ right to pursue civil claims against the perpetrators who abused them and the institutions (e.g., churches, child care centers, schools, universities, colleges, teams, and programs) who failed to protect them from being abused. The voices of survivors are growing. Still, abuse victims have not yet been given any leniency on…

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NYU Lawsuit Highlights Potential Problems with Sexual Harassment and Assault Investigations

The EEOC’s #MeToo Moment

Why Maryland Lawmakers Should Accept the PA Grand Jury’s Recommendations on Priest Abuse

Dos and Don’ts to Consider Before Calling an Employment Lawyer

Letter to the American Finance Association Board

The Opioid Epidemic: Its Causes and How Communities Can Fight Back

It’s Great You Have a 401(k) – But Who’s Minding the Store?

Are There Any Exceptions to the Statute of Limitations for Civil Claims of Sexual Abuse Victims in Maryland?

Lawyers Too: Recent Developments in the Legal Profession’s #MeToo Moment

When Do the Civil Claims of Sexual Abuse Victims in Maryland Expire Under State Law?

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