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Phoenix Charter School To Pay $41,125 For Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

A Phoenix charter school will pay $41,125 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the EEOC.

Four More Women File Suit Against American Apparel CEO Dov Charney

Less than a month after ex-employee Irene Morales sued American Apparel CEO Dov Charney for sexual harassment, four women are banding together in a similar lawsuit.  Onetime worker and model, Kimbra Lo, has come forward to claim sexual harassment during a meeting in his bedroom. Lo’s claim is part of a lawsuit filed in Los [...]

Sexism claims spur staff walkout at Gordon Ramsay’s London NYC restaurant

The law firm of Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. filed a sexual harassment complaint yesterday on behalf of Chef Janet Kim, against her employer, London NYC Hotel, and celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.  Chef Janet Kim claims sexual harassment is running rampant in the restaurant and that Ramsay’s influence and popularity with the staff is causing [...]

TSA under Scrutiny for Patting Down Children and Adults Exiting Train

Earlier this month, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents allegedly gave “intrusive” pat-downs to children and adult passengers exiting an Amtrak train in Savannah, Georgia.  A group of 30 to 40 firefighters, policemen and their families who traveled to Savannah for a Valentine’s Day getaway, were ordered by the TSA to go into a roped off [...]

Italians Protest Over Berlusconi Scandals

Thousands of women, in various cities across Italy this past week, took to the streets in coordinated demonstrations against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The demonstrations were known as “If not now, when?”, after a Primo Levi book about the Holocaust. Women in Italy and around the world are angered at the role of women in [...]

Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi faces New Scandal

Italian prosecutors are investigating claims that Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi paid a 17 year old girl for sex and abused the powers of his office by trying to cover up the liaison.  The prime minister is accused of attempting to conceal encounters between himself and a then underage Moroccan dancer known by the stage [...]

Aircraft Carrier Commander Relieved of Duty After Airing Explicit Videos

Captain Owen Honors was relieved of duty Tuesday as commander of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise after sexually charged videos taken aboard the ship surfaced on the internet.  The videos were shot during 2006 and 2007 deployments.  The videos depicted simulated masturbation, suggestive shower scenes with multiple women and gay slurs.  In one seen Captain [...]

Former Jets’ Massage Therapists File Lawsuit Against Farve

Christina Scavo and Shannon O’Toole have filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Brett Farve, claiming the quarterback attempted to have a “three-way” with them, ABC News reports.   Scavo and O’Toole were employed by the Jets as massage therapists.  Both women allege that Favre sent text messages making explicit sexual advances towards them.  Scavo said he [...]

Senior Partner Lenard Leeds of Leeds Morelli & Brown, Champions Clients Against Sexual Harassment on CNN

Lenard Leeds, nationally recognized employment law attorney and senior partner at Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C., appeared on CNN yesterday representing clients Lauren Schlanger, Samantha Romanger, Shivon Super, with regard to their pending lawsuit against Doctor Edward Kleiner. Schlanger, Romanger and Super were employees of Dr. Kleiner at Beach and Surf Medical in Long Beach, [...]

Leeds Morelli & Brown Recognized for Top Employment Law Verdict of 2009

Leeds Morelli & Brown Recognized for Top Employment Law Verdict of 2009 Verdict Search has recognized Leeds Morelli & Brown for attaining the highest verdict for an employment law case in the state of New York in 2009. In February of last year a jury in the Queens Supreme court awarded a nurse $15,000,000 for [...]