Fighting For Justice For Abuse Victims Statewide
When someone experiences trauma, like a car accident, war or headline making mass traumas, we all understand that they might experience PTSD or have lingering psychological symptoms. But, what if you are an adult a survivor of childhood or recent sexual abuse? There...
Survivors of childhood sexual abuse can experience trauma that will affect them for the rest of their lives. However, they may not be prepared to talk about their experiences until years later, when they are adults. By that time, they may find that the statute of...
Workplace discrimination is unacceptable, and it can have a tremendous impact on your life. It can cause you to miss out on key employment opportunities, lead to demotion or termination and cause you mental and emotional pain and suffering. You shouldn’t be subjected...
Many victims of sexual harassment in the workplace are afraid to speak up, and one of the biggest reasons is because they feel no one will believe their story. There are many different forms of workplace sexual harassment, and they can all have a devastating impact on...
There are a lot of news stories about sexual harassment and assault in the workplace, but for all the talk about the subject, institutions are slow to do anything about them. Recently, the University of California, Davis, announced it had terminated the employment of...
Any sexual harassment in the workplace is unwelcome and distressing. However, sexual harassment rises from a mere internal affair to when it leads to an adverse employment decision, or it creates a hostile work environment. These are two different standards. It is...
When we visit a physician, dentist, or health care practitioner, we trust that they will act professionally. Too many times, this trust is not reciprocated, or is abused when these practitioners engage in sexual misconduct. Expectations Sexual abuse by licensed...
Students at boarding schools in California are in a unique position where they are entirely under the care of school employees. It is easy for an employee to take advantage of a student, sometimes committing heinous acts of sexual abuse. Alleged sexual abuse at...
In an age when more white-collar employees in California are working from home than ever before, you might expect that one benefit would be a reduction in sexual harassment. The traditional harassment methods -- staring at the victim, making suggestive remarks about...
With the proliferation of the #metoo movement, companies are acutely aware of workplace sexual harassment and the costs and public relations nightmares it accrues. This is why many severance packages now include severance agreements that include California sexual...