Susan Fowler had tried everything – going to human resources, talking to her managers, transferring departments, but nothing changed. An engineer at Uber, the sexist comments at work just kept coming. So she went online and wrote a 3,000-word blog post exposing the behavior and culture at Uber. Less than one year later, Uber co-founder and C.E.O. Travis Kalanick was forced out along a number of Uber executives
With the #MeToo hashtag, women have been empowered to share their harrowing experiences of harassment and assault by men. These stories have dominated Twitter and the headline news and have resulted in numerous terminations and lawsuits. In this CLE course, trial attorney Dan Gilleon will discuss litigating sexual harassment claims in the #MeToo era, state and federal laws covering sexual misconduct and important considerations when evaluating sexual misconduct cases. Dan will also cover the following topics: the four stages to these cases, numerous case examples from his practice, hostile work environment & quid pro quo cases, claims under FEHA (Fair Employment and Housing Act), insurance & the defendant’s ability to pay and key statutes of limitations.
For decades, Dan Gilleon has been fighting for his clients with exceptional intensity and passion. Mr. Gilleon fights with vigor for his clients, often for the “little guy” that is being taken advantage of or bullied and he has fought and won countless high profile cases, often against powerful companies or even dangerous thugs and criminals.