In most cases, allegations of workplace sexual harassment lead to a sort of ”circling of the wagons.” The subject of the allegations drops out of the public eye and is kept away from employees while the company determines possible courses of action. Statements are issued reaffirming the company’s commitment to safe and respectful workplaces. It’s a dance that has played out in the public eye more ...
Wynn Resorts Faces Second Sexual Harassment Lawsuit In A Week
Posted October 29, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
Church Sex Abuse Accusations Extend Beyond Catholic Dioceses
Posted October 16, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
A prominent Southern Baptist megachurch is facing allegations that a pastor in the organization sexually abused a child at one of its summer camps. Village Church, based in Flower Mound, Texas, has been accused of being “willfully negligent” in the care of the children attending the camp and, as a result, has turned a member family’s life upside down.
The child, referred ...
continue reading...As Work Continues in Pennsylvania, New Jersey Considers Implications of New Sex Abuse Statutes of Limitations
Posted August 12, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
Multiple bills to extend the statute of limitations for victims of child sex abuse have been under consideration in Pennsylvania in recent months. Republican Representative Paul Schemel of Franklin does not want to see a change to the laws governing how long a survivor of sexual abuse has before they must come forward. “We have statutes of limitations for reasons,” ...
New Jersey Moves to Extend Statute of Limitations for Sex Abuse Cases
Posted June 4, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
New Jersey has joined a growing number of states that are giving power to the voices of those who were sexually abused as children at the hands of the clergy and organizational leaders tasked with teaching them and keeping them safe. While study after study has shown that it can take years – if not decades – for a victim to come to grips with their ...
Administrator of PA Dioceses Sex Abuse Funds Has Extensive Prior Experience
Posted January 25, 2019 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
The vast majority of Pennsylvania Catholic dioceses have chosen Kenneth Feinberg’s Washington, D.C.-based law firm to handle the administration of funds they’re using to compensate survivors of sex abuse at the hands of the Church.
Feinberg is highly experienced in such matters and has become, as described by triblive.com, the “go-to person for determining how people are compensated in the wake of tragedy.” His prior engagements include the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal that rocked Penn ...
continue reading...New Information Emerges on Pennsylvania Catholic Church Sex Abuse Victims Funds
Posted December 4, 2018 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
As several Pennsylvania dioceses move to establish funds to settle claims over hundreds of sex abuse allegations, details have emerged about how the funds will be paid and the pathways that survivors of the abuse may have toward filing their claims.
The funds, known as reconciliation and reparation funds, are particularly important to those whose claims may have exceeded the statutes of limitations that would normally bar the victim from pursuing civil action in court. It ...
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