Wells Fargo’s Duke Quits Before Turn in Washington Hot Seat

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Hannah Levitt, Bloomberg, March 9, 2020 Wells Fargo & Co. Chair Betsy Duke resigned from the company’s board ahead of a dramatic congressional hearing set for this week, succumbing to the same political pressures that have claimed multiple former leaders of...

Victoria’s Secret Faces New Sexual Misconduct Allegations

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Jordyn Holman and Kim Bhasin, Bloomberg, February 3, 2020 New allegations of sexual misconduct have surfaced at Victoria’s Secret as the brand tries to remake its image after years of scandal and slumping sales. Female models and executives were bullied and harassed...

Employees Speak Out—Against Their CEOs

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Rachel Feintzeig, Charity L. Scott and Sharon Terlep, The Wall Street Journal, February 1, 2020 Chief executives routinely face barbs from investors and the media. Now some are dealing with criticism from a group closer to home: their own staffs. Two recent workplace...

Wayfair Employees Protest in Boston Over Border Camp Sales

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Sammy Criscitello, Janet Wu and Jordyn Holman, Bloomberg, June 26, 2019 Scores of employees at Wayfair Inc. walked off the job on Wednesday to protest the online retailer’s sale of beds to contractors furnishing border camps for asylum seekers. Wayfair is just...

Have We Reached the Point of #MeToo Malaise?: The Broadsheet

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Claire Zillman and Emma Hincliffe, Fortune, The Broadsheet, June 19, 2019 New data from crisis consulting firm Temin and Company finds that last month saw 12 high-profile allegations. That’s the lowest monthly total since claims against movie mogul Harvey...

Sexual harassment allegations are down sharply since Harvey Weinstein first accused

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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, June 19, 2019 Good news, perhaps, for victims of harassment in the workplace. The number of highly publicized #MeToo accusations dropped to the lowest level last month since peaking in October 2017, when former Hollywood studio chief Harvey...