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‘People v. Weinstein’: New York Attorney General’s Sharp Warning About Systemic Workplace Sexual Harassment
Article
‘People v. Weinstein’: New York Attorney General’s Sharp Warning About Systemic Workplace Sexual Harassment
April 2, 2018
Reprinted with permission from New York Law Journal. Any opinions in this article are not those of Winston & Strawn or its clients. The opinions in this article are the authors’ opinions only.
If the widely-reported allegations flowing from the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements weren’t enough of a wake-up call for New York corporations, the New York Attorney General has issued a sharp warning about systemic workplace sexual harassment that all organizations doing business in New York state, and their principals, directors, managers and employees, would be wise to heed. On February 11, 2018, the Attorney General filed a lawsuit against The Weinstein Company (TWC), its parent holding company, and co-owners Harvey and Robert Weinstein, alleging workplace sexual harassment that spanned more than a decade. With that filing, the Attorney General made clear that organizations doing business in New York now have much more to fear than private actions alleging sexual harassment.
