Harassment In The Workplace

By Ryan J. Foley IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission planned Monday to ask a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that could hurt its ability to pursue class-action discrimination lawsuits on behalf of workers in the Midwest. ...

Herman Cain's presidential campaign started out as a long shot. But with the Republican Party in a period of transition, and upheaval, the story of an outsider and neophyte has resonated. No sooner had Cain moved from the fringe to beneath the kleig lights did he find himself in the media's glare. Questions ...

An accusation of sexual harassment sounds like bad PR for a presidential campaign. But Herman Cain, despite admitting to a cash payout to one of the accusers (after denying it), managed to raise $400,000 for his campaign on Monday. Many high profile figures have survived sexual harassment allegations unscathed ...

Eating a Popsicle can be a federal crime. But only if you eat it so provocatively that it interferes with the work of your colleagues. The Finnish Lawyers Association released a video that shows a young woman enjoying her raspberry pink popsicle a little bit too much, while her middle-age male co-workers gaze ...

There are times when instances of sexual harassment in the workplace are open to interpretation and result from a misunderstanding. And then there's the kind of conduct that's alleged to have happened at an electrical company in Utah. Derek Wright, the owner of Lone Peak Controls and D&L Electrical ...