by Brenna Johnson | Sep 21, 2018 | #MeToo, corporate malfeasance, discrimination and harassment, women's rights
The CBS board of directors finally did the right thing. Whether it was for the right reasons remains unclear. The board ousted Les Moonves, chairman and CEO of CBS, following allegations of sexual misconduct from six women. The accusations against Moonves were...
by Brenna Johnson | Oct 30, 2017 | corporate malfeasance, discrimination and harassment, women's rights
Accusations of sexual harassment against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein have eclipsed other news stories in recent days, coming in the wake of Fox News’ ouster of Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly, also for sexual harassment. In the wake of the accusations, lawmakers and...
by Brenna Johnson | Apr 21, 2017 | corporate malfeasance, discrimination and harassment, employer responsibilities, women's rights
Fox News didn’t fire anchor Bill O’Reilly because of multiple allegations of sexual harassment. 20th Century Fox fired him only after The O’Reilly Factor lost more than 50 advertisers as a result of those allegations and street protesters held demonstrations outside...
by Brenna Johnson | Oct 4, 2016 | corporate malfeasance
Wells Fargo had an ethics hotline. Some employees reportedly refused to open unauthorized customer accounts and/or called the ethics hotline to report the creation of fake accounts. A number of employees have told CNN they were either fired or demoted for their...