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California Lawyers Slam Fee-Sharing at Law.com

California Lawyers Slam Bar Proposals for Fee-Sharing, Nonattorney Ownership September 23, 2019 — Cheryl Miller for Law.com Support, and opposition, for allowing fee-sharing with nonprofits and allowing nonlawyer ownership. > Genie Harrison of Genie Harrison Law Firm, opposed the proposal. “There is already too much pressure to be profitable, and making Google Law Firm, or something like that, a possibility is going to drive this into a gig economy task-based system instead of a [...]

2019-09-26T23:40:56-07:00Employment Law, Genie Harrison, Genie Harrison Law Firm News, Misc. News articles, Sexual Harassment|

Huffpost Interview With Genie Harrison

How This Lawyer Is Trying To Hit Harvey Weinstein Where It Hurts Sexual harassment attorney Genie Harrison has tackled Weinstein and Kevin Spacey — and now she’s going after the system. September 11, 2019 — By Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani Watch the entire interview on sexual harassment attorney Genie Harrison at Huffington Post here >

2023-02-15T14:45:54-08:00Employment Law, Genie Harrison, Genie Harrison Law Firm News, Harvey Weinstein, Huffington Post, Misc. News articles, Sexual Harassment, Workers Rights, Workplace Harassment|

Bloomberg Story on Forced Arbitration by Genie Harrison

INSIGHT: Forced Arbitration Is Bad News for Employees, California Stats Show August 15, 2019 — By Genie Harrison for Bloomberg Law. After parsing five years’ of California employment arbitration data, Los Angeles employment attorney Gene Harrison and colleagues find statistics show employers reap the benefits of a secretive and grossly inequitable system. Harrison says arbitration skews in favor of economic powerhouses, including in sexual harassment cases, and supports the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act. [...]

2019-09-09T11:11:14-07:00Bloomberg, Employment Law, Genie Harrison Law Firm News, Misc. News articles, Sexual Harassment, U.S. Politics|

Amber Rose Slutwalk in LA Weekly

Amber Rose on Why SlutWalk is More Important Than Ever October 4, 2018 — Lisa Beebe, LA Weekly Read the entire story, HERE Here is an excerpt: This Saturday, thousands of women will march through downtown Los Angeles to Pershing Square to take a stand for gender equality; as with most feminist marches, there will be loud chants and witty signs. But this event will look a little different from the others: Marchers of [...]

2021-02-16T14:13:41-08:00Misc. News articles|

Genie Harrison Comments on Asia Argento Sexual Assault Accusations to INSIDER

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer slams Asia Argento’s ‘stunning level of hypocrisy’ after #MeToo campaigner was accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old August 21, 2018 — by Andreas Rentz and Spencer Platt for INSIDER Harvey Weinstein’s attorney has launched a scathing attack on what he described as Asia Argento’s “stunning level of hypocrisy” after the Italian actress was accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old actor and paying him off. Ben Brafman, who is representing Weinstein in [...]

2023-02-15T14:50:42-08:00Genie Harrison, Genie Harrison Law Firm News, Insider, Misc. News articles, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment|

Genie Harrison Comments on Asia Argento Sexual Assault Accusations to LA Times

Asia Argento was a voice of #MeToo. Now she is accused of sexual assault. What does it mean for the movement? August 21, 2018 — by Alene Tchekmedyian, Richard Wonton and Melissa Etehad for LA Times The two encounters happened 16 years apart, but they have striking similarities. In both cases, a young actor was summoned to a hotel room by a prominent Hollywood figure more than twice their age. There, the victims allege, [...]

2023-02-15T14:47:28-08:00Daily Journal, Employment Law, Genie Harrison, Genie Harrison Law Firm News, Los Angeles Times, Misc. News articles, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination|

Daily Journal Podcast on #MeToo Featuring Genie Harrison

California’s Capitol in the #MeToo Era July 10, 2018 In this first episode of Courts & Capital, it’ll cover the #MeToo scandal across California specifically hitting the state’s Legislature hard. What are the legal standards in harassment cases? Has the Legislature exempted itself from the laws it applies to other employers? We talk to Wendy Musell (Stewart & Musell) of the California Employment Lawyers Association and plaintiff’s attorneys Micha Star Liberty (Liberty Law Office) [...]

2023-02-15T14:53:53-08:00Daily Journal, Employment Law, Genie Harrison, Genie Harrison Law Firm News, Misc. News articles, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination|

Amber Phillips and Mary Olszewska Named Rising Stars

Congratulations to Amber Phillips and Mary Olszewska, who were named Southern California Rising Stars by Super Lawyers. CLICK HERE for a copy of Super Lawyers Magazine, Southern California Rising Stars 2018.

2021-01-11T20:56:27-08:00Employment Law, Genie Harrison Law Firm News, Misc. News articles, Sexual Harassment, U.S. Politics|

Tax Law Typo Risks Bankrupting #MeToo Victims Without GOP Fix

Tax-Law Typo Risks Bankrupting #MeToo Victims Without GOP Fix June 5, 2018 — By Jeff Green and Sahil Kapur for Bloomberg / Politics. (Bold type added by Genie Harrison Law Firm): Republicans are considering a fix to a provision in their new tax law that they acknowledge could inadvertently penalize victims of sexual harassment in the workplace. But congressional gridlock before midterm elections in November means there’s no guarantee that the problem will be [...]

2019-07-17T22:47:17-07:00Bloomberg, Employment Law, Genie Harrison Law Firm News, Misc. News articles, Sexual Harassment, U.S. Politics|

Genie Harrison on Harvey Weinstein Arrest for USA Today

Rose McGowan, Annabella Sciorra, Asia Argento applaud Harvey Weinstein’s arrest May 25, 2018 — By Bill Keveney for USA Today. CLICK HERE for the entire story and photos in USA Today. Here is a short excerpt from the story with Genie Harrison’s comments: Some of Harvey Weinstein’s famous accusers — including actresses Rose McGowan, Annabella Sciorra and Asia Argento — made strong statements on social media Thursday endorsing news reports that the disgraced movie mogul would [...]

2019-07-17T22:51:21-07:00Harvey Weinstein, Misc. News articles, Sexual Harassment, USA Today|

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

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 [...]

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

LA Times Interviews Genie Harrison About Google Sexual Harassment Case

“By firing engineer, Google shows what you can say — and what you can’t — at work.” August 8, 2017 – By Tracey Lien, Los Angeles Times In a country known for its reverence of free speech, in a state strict with labor codes, in an industry steeped in libertarian and progressive ideals, if an employee has something to say, he should just be able to say it, right? Not quite, as one Google employee learned [...]

2019-07-17T23:30:14-07:00Misc. News articles, Sexual Harassment|

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