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Month: August 2018

Sanford Heisler Sharp Wins Class Certification on Behalf of Alaska Telecom Sales Employees Suing for Unpaid Overtime

On Behalf of | Aug 29, 2018 |

Posted August 29th, 2018. August 29, 2018, Alaska – Attorneys at today announced the certification of an overtime class action brought against Alaska Communications Systems (“ACS”). An Alaska federal judge yesterday certified a class of 67 sales employees who were denied overtime pay by ACS over more than eight years.   The sales employees allege that the telecommunications company misclassified them…

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Sanford Heisler Sharp Announces $14.25 Million Class Action Settlement In Case of Voyeuristic Rabbi Freundel

On Behalf of | Aug 28, 2018 |

Posted August 28th, 2018. The Georgetown Synagogue – Kesher Israel Congregation, National Capital Mikvah, Rabbinical Council of America & Beth Din of America Reach Agreement With Victims For more information, contact Jamie Moss, newsPRos, , [email protected] August 28, 2018, New York – Last night, attorneys at Sanford Heisler Sharp filed for preliminary approval of a $14.25 million class-action settlement in Jane…

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NYU Lawsuit Highlights Potential Problems with Sexual Harassment and Assault Investigations

On Behalf of | Aug 28, 2018 | , ,

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…

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Sanford Heisler Sharp Files $50 Million Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Columbia University and Tom Harford, Former Dean of Students of the School of General Studies

On Behalf of | Aug 28, 2018 | ,

Posted August 28th, 2018. Jane Doe Alleges Unwanted, Abusive, and Inappropriate Sexual Behavior by the Dean of StudentsFor more information, contact Jamie Moss, newsPRos,201-493-1027, [email protected] August 28, 2018, New York, NY – Attorneys at today filed a $50 million sexual harassment suit against the trustees of Columbia University in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New…

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Galax and Giles County Join the Fight Against the Opioid Industry: Lawsuit Alleges Defendants’ Illegal Practices Devastated SW Virginia Communities

On Behalf of | Aug 27, 2018 |

WASHINGTON, DC, August 27, 2018 — The City of Galax, Virginia and Giles County, Virginia, represented by Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., and The Cicala Law Firm PLLC today initiated legal action against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for their role in creating the public health emergency caused by prescription opioids. Galax and Giles County filed the lawsuits in state…

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The EEOC’s #MeToo Moment

by | Aug 20, 2018 | ,

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…

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

by | Aug 15, 2018 |

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…

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Sanford Heisler Sharp Announces $2.4 Million Settlement of Overland Solutions Class Action

On Behalf of | Aug 8, 2018 |

Posted August 8th, 2018. Approval Sought in California Superior Court, Alameda County August 8, 2018, California – Attorneys at Sanford Heisler Sharp today announced a $2.4 million settlement in the wage and hour class action against Overland Solutions, Inc. (OSI). A motion for preliminary approval was filed today with Judge Ioana Petrou in California Superior Court, Alameda County by Michael…

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Letter to the American Finance Association Board

On Behalf of | Aug 7, 2018 |

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…

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