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As Cuomo Fallout Spreads Through Advocacy Communities Human Rights Campaign Fires Leader

HRC’s Alphonso David was one of several advocates who advised Cuomo's team on sexual harassment allegations. Two leaders at Time’s Up resigned last month. Amanda Becker Originally published by The 19th The fallout in the circle that advised former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office on how to counter sexual harassment allegations spread late Monday when the Human Rights Campaign fired leader Alphonso David less than 10 days after Tina Tchen resigned as president of Time’s Up. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is the country’s largest LGBTQ+ organization. Time’s Up was founded in 2018 by high-profile women in Hollywood and politics to fight sexual misconduct and advocate for gender equity in the workplace. Both advocacy organizations worked closely with Cuomo’s office to pass anti-discri...

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...

Cuomo And His Protectors A Textbook Example – Complicity And Silence Around Sexual Harassment Are Common

Sandy Hershcovis, University of Calgary; Ivana Vranjes, Tilburg University; Jennifer L. Berdahl, University of British Columbia, and Lilia M. Cortina, University of Michigan New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation came after more than a week of bad news, starting with a damning report from the state attorney general’s office that detailed his sexual harassment of 11 women, some of whom worked in his office. An executive assistant to Cuomo, Brittany Commisso, filed a criminal complaint against him with the Albany County sheriff’s office. The state Legislature readied impeachment proceedings. Then, top aide Melissa DeRosa resigned amid a flurry of questions surrounding her role in protecting Cuomo. Attorney Roberta Kaplan also resigned from the #MeToo advocacy organization Time’s Up after...