Genie Harrison Law Firm Employment Law Blog

Genie Harrison Explains Attorney-Client Privilege to Law 360

2023-02-15T14:49:46-08:00Misc. News articles|

Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well April 11, 2018 — By Employment Attorney Genie Harrison for Law 360 The FBI raid of the Rockefeller Center office and Manhattan hotel room of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael D. Cohen set off a firestorm of controversy about the sanctity of the attorney-client privilege, epitomized by Trump’s tweet that the “privilege is dead.” In fact, the privilege is alive and well. What is not so healthy [...]

What is sexual harassment? Sexual harassment laws protect employees at work and students at school.

2019-07-17T23:03:24-07:00Sexual Harassment|

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace and What You Should Do If You Are Being Harassed By Rebecca J Sobie and Genie Harrison Sexual harassment at work is common and it almost always leads to devastating consequences for the victim, including fear, humiliation, anxiety, depression, inability to function well at work and in life, problems in relationships, and loss of self-esteem. You have the right to be free from sexual harassment at work that creates a [...]

Genie Harrison Recognized by Hollywood Reporter

2019-07-17T23:08:54-07:00Misc. News articles, Sexual Harassment|

Congratulations to Genie and our friend and colleague Ann Fromholz who were both recognized as top lawyers at the center of the anti-harassment movement by The Hollywood Reporter. Read a short except below, and the full story at The Hollywood Reporter, HERE>. Meet 6 of the Hollywood Lawyers at the Center of the Anti-Harassment Movement April 5, 2018 — By Ashley Collins From spearheading the Time’s Up legal defense to Bill O’Reilly’s defamation suit, [...]

Genie Harrison to Represent Sandeep Rehal on Weinstein Company Bankruptcy Committee

2019-07-17T23:10:02-07:00Harvey Weinstein, Misc. News articles, Sexual Harassment|

Committee For Unsecured Weinstein Co. Creditors Includes Two Of Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Plus WME March 28, 2018 — By Date Hayes for Deadline Hollywood The Weinstein Company Bankruptcy Committee will include Genie Harrison representing former Harvey Weinstein assistant Sandeep Rehal Unsecured creditors trying to extract compensation from the Weinstein Company will be represented by a five-member committee that includes two of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers and major talent agency WME. According to a one-page document filed [...]

Genie Harrison Comments on John Bailey Sexual Harassment Allegations

2019-07-17T23:10:56-07:00Misc. News articles|

The Academy’s New Code of Conduct Finds Its First Test: President John Bailey March 20, 2018 — By Gene Maddaus (Here is an excerpt from Variety.com:) After the drama and mishaps of the past year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had reason to celebrate a relatively snafu-free Oscar broadcast on March 4. The afterglow lasted less than two weeks. On March 16, Variety reported that the Academy had received three allegations of [...]

Genie Harrison to Speak at CAALA Trial Skills for the New Attorney Seminar

2019-07-17T22:54:42-07:00CAALA, Genie Harrison|

Genie Harrison Speaking at CAALA Trial Skills for the New Attorney ABOUT THE PROGRAM: A fast paced and complete seminar for all attorneys admitted to practice for less than five years. Learn basic trial lawyer skills and tips from a superb group of renown plaintiff trial lawyers. This is an all-star #CAALA teaching team that includes Mike Arias, Jeff Rudman, Elizabeth Hernandez, Minh T. Nguyen, Taylor Rayfield, Martin Aarons, Joseph Barrett, Mike Alder and Ricardo Echeverria. Los [...]

Amber Phillips to Speak on Sexual Harassment and the #MeToo Movement

2021-01-12T13:05:25-08:00Genie Harrison Law Firm News|

Attorney Amber Phillips will be the featured presenter at the Women Lawyers of Ventura County’s program on Sexual Harassment Women Lawyers of Ventura County presents: The Changing Landscape of Sexual Harassment Claims, The Impact of the #MeToo Movement ABOUT THE PROGRAM: This 60-minute MCLE will provide a brief overview of the basics of litigating sexual harassment and discrimination claims. The program will then provide insight into how the #MeToo Movement and similar movements such as #WeSaidEnough [...]

Genie Harrison Comments on Ted Gaines’ Sexual Harassment Case

2019-07-17T23:12:59-07:00Misc. News articles|

February 7, 2018 — Bob Moffitt for Capital Public Radio, Sacramento Sexual Harassment Cost Sen. Ted Gaines’ Chief Of Staff His Job — But The Lawmaker Continued To Pay Him Here is a short excerpt from the story by Capital Public Radio: Stephen Davey was forced out of state Sen. Ted Gaines’ office in February 2016 amid allegations of sexual harassment. But the political campaigns of Gaines and his wife, former Assembly member Beth [...]

Genie Harrison Installed as CAALA 2nd Vice President

2023-03-06T10:52:43-08:00CAALA, Genie Harrison|

CAALA 2018 Executive Committee January 13, 2018 – Los Angeles attorney Genie Harrison was sworn in as CAALA 2nd Vice President of the 2018 Board of Officers at CAALA’s 69th Annual Installation and Awards Dinner. Mike Arias was installed as the 2018 CAALA President. Also installed were Sean McCann (President-elect), Jeff Rudman (First Vice President), Doug Silverstein (Treasurer) and Minh Nguyen (Secretary). CAALA (Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles) is the nation’s largest association of plaintiff's [...]

Genie Harrison Featured in Pasadena Magazine 2018 Top Attorneys Issue

2019-10-16T18:36:03-07:00Misc. News articles, Sexual Harassment|

When Saying No Isn’t Enough Story by Sara Smile Sexual harassment isn’t exclusive to Hollywood. Lawyer Genie Harrison breaks down what constitutes sexual harassment, and what you can and should do about it. Sexual harassment in the work place, and particularly in Hollywood where “the casting couch” has become an accepted cliché, had long been condemned publicly, while the private reality was often ignored, if not sanctioned. When Bill Cosby, a beloved Hollywood and [...]

Genie Harrison’s Comments in Washington Post on the USA Gymnastics Confidential Settlement Agreement with McKayla Maroney

2023-02-15T14:52:45-08:00Genie Harrison Law Firm News, Misc. News articles, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Washington Post|

McKayla Maroney sues USA Gymnastics, saying it tried to buy her silence on abuse December 20. 2017 — by Bill Hobson, The Washington Post CLICK HERE for the entire story at WashingtonPost.com An excerpt from the story is below: Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast McKayla Maroney sued USA Gymnastics on Wednesday, alleging the Olympic sports organization sought to buy her silence with a confidential settlement agreement last year relating to her abuse by longtime women’s [...]

Women Are Rarely Accused of Harassment Says Attorney Genie Harrison in USA Today

2023-03-06T10:45:03-08:00Employment Law, Genie Harrison Law Firm News, Misc. News articles, Sexual Harassment, USA Today|

Women are rarely accused of sexual harassment, and there’s a reason why December 18, 2017 — by Maria Puente, USA Today Here are some excerpts from the story: In the fire-hose torrent of sexual harassment scandals we are staggering under these days, one thing stands out as a common factor in all the cases: The accused are men. “One of the reasons it is men who harass women, and sometimes other men, is that this is [...]