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6-Year-Old Suspended for Quoting LMFAO Song

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 06 May 2012 19:00:05 CDT

It's a line that has likely helped earn LMFAO piles of cash ... but all it got a 6-year-old Colorado boy is a three-day suspension for sexual harassment. First-grader D'Avonte Meadows apparently voiced the line "I'm sexy and I know it" to a female student while in the lunch line. And...

NC Democratic Party in Sex Harassment Scandal

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:17:05 CDT

North Carolina's Democratic Party is in turmoil after allegations of sexual harassment and a cover-up, the News & Observer reports. Executive Director Jay Parmley has resigned amid calls for both him and Party Chairman David Parker to step down. "Even though I have not done anything wrong, it is clear...

Paula Deen, Brother Sued for Sex Harassment

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:35:17 CST

One might not associate Paula Deen with skeletons, but they appear to be tumbling out of her closet of late: Not only has the folksy, butter-slinging chef had to go public with her type 2 diabetes , but now she and her brother are facing a sexual harassment lawsuit, reports TMZ...

Physician Assistant Wins Harassment Award ... of $168M

John Johnson — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:48:05 CST

A former physician assistant in the cardiac unit of a Sacramento hospital apparently made a very convincing case that the surgeons there were a bunch of jerks and leches: A jury awarded her $168 million in damages for workplace harassment, believed to a record amount in the US for any...

Letter Detailing Sex Claims Against Mark Hurd Released

Kate Schwartz — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:59:24 CST

There's no statute of limitations on juicy details, as evidenced by the amount of media attention a June 24, 2010, letter is getting. AllThingsD yesterday posted the letter, written by infamous celeb attorney Gloria Allred to Mark Hurd, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard. He stepped down last year in the...

Boy Suspended After Calling Teacher 'Cute'

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:56:05 CST

A North Carolina school has suspended a 9-year-old boy for calling his teacher cute—and not even to her face, WSOC-TV reports. Chiquita Lockett says her boy Emanyea made the comment to a fellow student about a substitute teacher. "It's not like he went up to the woman and tried...

7-Year-Old Accused of Sex Harassment After Groin Kick

Mark Russell — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:19:27 CST

A 7-year-old boy in Boston has been accused of sexual harassment, but his mother says he was just defending himself from a bully, reports the Boston Globe . The boy's mother says the incident happened on the school bus last month, when a bully choked her son, Mark, and stole his...

Cain Accuser Filed Complaint at Next Job

Polly Davis Doig — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:57:40 CST

The Herman Cain accuser who walked off with $45,000 over what he dismisses as an innocent comment about her height filed a complaint three years later at another federal job. In an effort to gain insight into how Karen Kraushaar responded to workplace conflict, the AP takes a look...

Sexual Harassment Plagues Our Schools: Poll

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:06:44 CST

Nearly half of middle and high school students suffer from sexual harassment, and almost 90% of victims admit to negative effects like stomach aches, poor sleep, and absenteeism, a new survey says. But girls take the brunt of it, with 56% reporting harassment as compared to 40% of boys. In...