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Now is the time to review EEOC guidance on sexual harassment
Anytime you feel as though you are having a bad day, or month for that matter, all you need to do is look to Harvey Weinstein and you will imme- diately realize that all troubles are relative.
I must admit that I had no idea who Wein-
stein was until the avalanche of allegations surfaced about the apparently troubled and repulsive Hollywood mogul. As the father
of three daughters, I am delighted to see the destruction of his career, although I am equally disturbed by the hypocrisy of those who suddenly
denounce this individual after decades of turning a blind eye while profiting from the fruits of his labor. Weinstein may have been the catalyst, but the bloodshed did not stop with him. Be- low is a look at some of the national figures accused since the Weinstein accusations emerged:
Today Show Host Matt Lauer; celebrity chef John Besh; co- median Louis C.K.; Cinefamily executives Hadrian Belove and Shadie Elnashai; actor Richard Dreyfuss; film producer Adam Fields; director-producer Gary Goddard; actor Dustin Hoffman; actor Robert Knepper; showrunner Andrew Kreisberg; Pixar and Disney Animation chief John Lasseter; actor Jeremy Piven; filmmaker Brett Ratner; comedy festival organizer Gilbert Ro- zon; producer Chris Savino; actor Steven Seagal; Def Jam Re- cords mogul Russell Simmons; actor Tom Sizemore; actor Kevin Spacey; actor Jeffrey Tambor; actor George Takei; writer-direc-
Congratulations to Daniel Q. Herbert
Selected for a Lifetime Achievement by America’s Top 100 Attorneys®.
Less than one-half percent (0.5%) of active attorneys in the U.S. receive this honor.
Also named to 2018 SuperLaw the second year in a row
tor James Toback; Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner; actor Ed Westwick; Billboard Magazine executive Stephen Blackwell; Penguin Random House art director Giuseppe Castellano; New Republic publisher Hamilton Fish; journalist Mark Halperin; Artforum publisher Knight Landesman; NPR news chief Michael Oreskes; Amazon executive Roy Price; PBS and CBS host Charlie Rose; New York Times White House reporter Glenn Thrush; Webster Public Relations CEO Kirt Webster; Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner; New Republic editor Leon Wieseltier; NBC News booker Matt Zimmerman; Florida Democratic Party Chairman Stephen Bittel; former President George H. W. Bush; U.S. Repre- sentative John Conyers (D-Mich.); two Minnesota state lawmak- ers: Democratic Senator Dan Schoen and Republican Represen- tative Tony Cornish; British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon; U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.); Kentucky House Speaker Jeff Hoover; U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore (R.-Ala.); Johnny An- derson, a staffer for Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards; In- ternational Olympic Committee member Alex Gilady; and for- mer South African soccer association president Danny Jordaan. The list above includes people from groups that often lack sympathy from the general public: namely, celebrities and poli- ticians. However, it would be naive to think this problem is found only among the “rich and famous.” Sexual harassment touches every profession in all areas of society. Accordingly, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has taken swift
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