Talk to a lawyer before you quit
TALK TO A LAWYER BEFORE YOU QUIT!! Many people believe that quitting their jobs voluntarily is better than being fired, but that’s not how it works in the law. If you are experiencing harassment and/or discrimination, it is possible you could lose your legal claim if you quit. It is much more difficult to bring a lawsuit if you quit your job. Having said that, if you are in physical danger, quit, call 911, do whatever you have to do to be safe. No one has the right to touch y
This one thing might be keeping someone you know from getting help they need.
When people come to me, they often have very specific ideas about what it means to hire an attorney and the services an attorney can provide to them. Often, they got these ideas from TV or from a cousin who works in Silicon Valley (no joke). Usually, they’re not wrong in the sense that often the service they’re looking for does exist, at least conceptually. For example, Mary came to me wanting to file a lawsuit against Joan, who was bullying her at work. She knew what Joan wa
Workplace investigations make sexual harassment worse.
Picture this scenario: You make a beautiful PB&J, and you lovingly wrap it in some kind of environmentally friendly wrap. You place it in the shared refrigerator at work. Your mouth is watering as you approach the fridge at lunch. You open the fridge door, and your sandwich is gone. The first time this happens, you are bummed, but you don’t freak out. Those environmentally friendly wraps were expensive, but you have some at home. The fifth time this happens, you need to do so
Is it true that Barbra Streisand was never sexually harassed?
Barbra Streisand was interviewed recently and said that she had never been sexually harassed. Does that seem true? I was recently at a dinner with women lawyers and one female legal assistant in her 60s, whom I’ll call Joann, who probably would have gone to law school if gender expectations were different at the height of her career. All of the women lawyers were talking about harassment we have experienced and the way sexism has played out in our cases and careers. Joann tol
Is Tony Robbins Right? Are Attractive Women Suffering From #MeToo?
No. Seriously? I mean, I like Tony Robbins. I like how he’s literally a giant and goes all in on shocking people out of their stuckness. But did you see what he said about his buddies telling him they’re not hiring attractive women anymore? According to Robbins, “more than a dozen” men in positions of power told him they were hesitant to hire “attractive” women because of #MeToo. Robbins argued that women are using #MeToo to gain significance and attack and destroy other peop
