Andrew Cuomo And Activision Blizzard Sex Harassment Scandals – 5 #MeToo Takeaways
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
Tarana Burke’s #MeToo movement has evolved in the four years since it exploded on the national scene with the Weinstein scandal.
From a flurry of #MeToo-related headlines in 2017, the movement has now produced a broad array of legal reforms and changes to the way organizations respond to harassment allegations. Two recent high-profile examples – involving New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and video game maker Activision Blizzard – illustrate the power of these reforms. They also show how much employee culture has changed in the intervening years.
As a workplace law scholar, I’ve been writing about the #MeToo movement for some time. Here are five takeaways I noticed from both the Cuomo investigation and the Activision Blizzard lawsuit.
1. Due process...