August 27th, 2010
Nearly eight in 10 female salaried workers said they have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, mostly by male superiors, a survey found Wednesday.
Two out of every 10 male employees also said they were sexually harassed at least once.
In a survey of 549 salaried employees, conducted by online job portal Incruit, 47.5 percent of them said they had been sexually harassed at work, with 76 percent of females and 24 percent of males reporting they were subject to various forms of sexual ridicule at least once.
Incruit said 73.6 percent were harassed by their superiors, followed by colleagues (13.8 percent) and company owners (11.5 percent) and junior colleagues (1.1 percent). About 61 percent said sexual harassment takes place on a regular basis, with only 39 percent reporting one-time incidents.
Among the various types of sexual harassment, unnecessary physical contact was cited most at 35.6 percent, followed by obscene jokes at 29.9 percent and comments on appearance at 11.5 percent.
About 10.3 percent said they felt offended when sexually approached, with 5.7 percent being forced to serve drinks and dance at a company get-together.
In response to sexual harassment, 55.2 percent said they did nothing and put up with it, while 29.9 percent took steps and expressed their feelings to the harasser.
Only 3.4 percent said they consulted with colleagues about what to do about the situation, with 2.3 percent reporting it to supervisors.
When asked about whether employers implement an education program at least once a year to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, 57.5 percent said they never benefitted from any such session, while 47.5 percent said they were asked to participate in the education program on a regular basis.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/08/113_71627.html By Lee Hyo-sik
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August 27th, 2010
It took just an instant Sunday for José Perez to lose four members of his family, representing three generations of that family — his beloved wife, two daughters and a grandson — all killed by a driver allegedly drunk and fleeing police.
“I don’t know what I do now,” Perez said in Spanish at his apartment Monday afternoon.
The four had piled into the family’s only vehicle, a Dodge Caravan, for a routine trip to the store.
Perez, 63, and his son stayed behind. They would be left wondering why their loved ones hadn’t returned, not knowing that less than a mile away, the mangled wreckage of the minivan was wrapped around a utility pole after another vehicle collided with it.
Perez’s wife, Maria Aguilar de Perez, 55, and their daughter Marcela Perez, 21, died at the scene. Marcela Perez was driving, and her mother was in the front passenger seat.
Marcela Perez’s 4-month-old son, Brian Perez, who was strapped into his car seat, and her sister Alejandra Perez Aguilar, 15, both died at University Hospital, where they had been flown after the crash, police Sgt. Chris Benavides said.
Investigators suspect the driver of the other vehicle, Valerie Andrews, 38, was drunk. Police said her Chrysler PT Cruiser collided with the minivan after running a stop sign. She was speeding away from a police officer who, minutes earlier, had seen her run a red light and had tried to pull her over, police said.
Andrews remained jailed Monday on four counts of intoxication manslaughter and one count of evading arrest. A judge set bail at $230,000. Police said she suffered a broken ankle.
“She made a real bad decision,” José Perez said. “If God can forgive her, I can forgive her, too. But it can’t bring the family back.”
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/suspected_drunken_driver_kills_4_in_south_side_crash_100267769.html
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July 19th, 2010
A 4-year-old Gilroy boy was killed Sunday evening in south San Jose after a drunken driver crashed into his father’s broken down truck on the side of the highway.
Paramedics life-flighted Jose Cortez-Diaz, who sustained major wounds to his head, to Valley Medical Center, but the little boy’s injuries were too severe and he was pronounced dead less than two hours after the crash. Police arrested James Francis Lee, 44, of Gilroy, whose blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit, at the scene and took him into custody after he was treated for minor cuts, said California Highway Patrol Officer Jaime Rios.
At 5:53 p.m. Sunday, the boy’s 37-year-old father was driving his 2001 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck southbound on U.S. 101 when he started having car trouble and pulled over onto the west shoulder, just south of the Metcalf Road overcrossing, Rios said.
The boy’s mother and 12-year-old sister got out of the truck, and as the father was unbuckling his son from the truck, they were hit.
“As he’s pulling him out, (Lee) struck them from behind,” Rios said.
The impact caused a toolbox in the S-10’s bed to fly through the truck’s rear window and hit the boy, Rios said. Paramedics used the Jaws of Life to extricate Cortez-Diaz from the wreck. He was still breathing at the scene of the crash but was pronounced deceased at the hospital, Rios said.
Lee, who was driving a 1989 Ford F250 truck from a heavy metal concert in Mountain View back to his home in Gilroy, was allegedly intoxicated and veered off the road, colliding with the family’s truck at about 65 or 70 mph, Rios said. The S-10 was “almost unrecognizable” after the crash and the F250 rolled onto its roof, he said.
Lee was taken to San Jose Regional Hospital, where he was treated for cuts to his left arm before being booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for driving under the influence and gross vehicular manslaughter while driving under the influence. He is currently in custody waiting for a judge to set bail, Rios said.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department also responded to the scene of the crash with a helicopter to assist with traffic and medical aid, said Sheriff’s Sgt. Rick Sung. Their helicopter was patrolling in the area and was only about half a mile away when they heard radio traffic about the crash. With the help of a public address system, the pilot made an emergency landing on the freeway. A separate medical helicopter transported the boy to the hospital.
Between witnesses, paramedics and fire personnel, Sheriff’s deputies, CHP officers and a San Jose motorcycle officer, “There were a lot of people helping out,” Rios said.
From http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/267123-4-year-old-gilroy-boy-killed-in-drunk-driving-accident
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July 19th, 2010
EASTON, Pa. — A Phillipsburg, New Jersey man is headed to prison for causing a deadly drunk-driving crash in Northampton County.
Thomas Parson was sentenced today to three to six years behind bars.
The crash happened in April 2009 on Johnston Drive in Bethlehem Township.
Parsons’ passenger and stepdaughter Kelly Rice, 28, was killed.
Police said Parsons’ blood alcohol level was more than two times the legal limit at the time of the crash.
http://www.wfmz.com/lehighvalleynews/24275168/detail.html
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July 19th, 2010
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/get-employed-terri-lee-ryan/2010/06/sexual-harassment-in-the-work-place-is-it-still-happening.htm
Sexual harassment in the workplace for employees is still a reality for many companies in the United States. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) describes sexual harassment as a form of gender discrimation that is in violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
In 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court made employers more liable for sexual harassment of their employees. According to SHRM 62% of companies now offer sexual harassment prevention training programs, and 97% have a written sexual harassment policy. And, the trend of field complaints is down according to the EEOC by about 20% from when the law was changed in 1998 until 2009.
This is great news for workers that have been harassed in the past and were too embarrassed or frightened to report the incident. I had an experience in my 20’s when I was a commercial real estate broker at a national firm. I was the only woman on staff of thirty mostly 25-30 yr. old men and tolerated them talking about their sexual conquests the night before. But never considered this sexual harassment; I just ignored it.
What I did consider harassment was when my manager with whom I respected immensely and thought it was mutual, asked if he could go up to my apartment after a business meeting. Maybe I was naive, but I couldn’t believe what I was hearing, until he said he wanted more.
I was not only humiliated, but so disillusioned by his actions I never really recovered. We continued working together and nothing was said about that night, yet the experience still haunts me many years later. This was, of course, before the laws were changed.
Today according to a telephone poll by Louis Harris and Associates on 782 U.S. workers: 31% of female workers reported they had been harassed at work and 7% of male workers said they were sexually harassed. In both men and women 62% of the targets took no action.
The causes of sexual harassment at work can be complex. Work relationships can be quite intimate with those involved sharing common interests and dependent on the supervisor’s approval for opportunities and career success, which can blur the professional boundaries.
Politics and problems caused by poor management, workplace bullying, frustration and job insecurity can create hostile environments that spill over into working relationships. No occupation is immune from sexual harassment, but reports of harassment of women is higher in fields that had traditionally excluded them, including blue collar environments, such as mining and firefighting , and white collar environments, such as surgery or technology.
The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission says, “Prevention is the best tool to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace….(Employers) should clearly communicate to employees that sexual harassment should not be tolerated.”
My advice is that if you experience any sexual harassment in the workplace to immediately report the incident to the Human Resource department who takes these claims very seriously. If there is no HR department then report the incident to the CEO of the firm.
Sexually harassment in any form should not be tolerated. There are laws that protect both men and women from such unacceptable behavior. I wish I had spoken up when I was harassed.
If you or someone you know has been sexually harassed contact Davis Law Firm at 1-877-987-JEFF.
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July 19th, 2010
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/147123.html
One in four Maine teens experienced sexual harassment at work in part-time jobs while still in school, a recent study found, a result that researchers and state officials find troubling.
“What was good to find out is that none were the most serious, the rape or attempted rape categories,” said University of Southern Maine professor Susan Fineran, principal author of the study. “But it does show that workplace sexual harassment poses a significant problem for teenagers.”
The study surveyed 515 teens ages 13 to 18 who worked part time while going to school in Maine in 2008 and 2009. Fineran, who teaches at the USM School of Social Work and Women and Gender studies, said she partnered with the Maine Department of Labor to draw the sample from the work permits database at the agency.
The study looked at 20 types of unwanted and uninvited behaviors that range from verbal sexual harassment and sexist comments to groping and actual sexual assault. It found that 28 percent of the girls and 23 percent of the boys experienced some level of sexual harassment.
Fineran said national studies have found as high as 60 percent of adult women experience some sexual harassment in the workplace and as many as 15 percent of adult men. She said this study of teens may be the only one of its kind.
“At least I have not yet found another one,” she said.
Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman said the lack of data about teens in the workplace was one reason the agency cooperated in the study. She said the Department of Labor is concerned about the numbers but also relieved that none was of the most serious nature.
“Let’s not forget that for 75 percent of them there were no problems to report,” she said. “For most of them, it was a positive experience in the workplace.”
But Fortman said she is very concerned about the harassment that is going on and stresses it is illegal. She said both employers and those who harass could face legal action. The study will affect the training programs the department has for employers and advice the agency gives to schools about working teens.
“I think we want to improve the awareness of this among everyone, and that includes parents,” she said. “It’s very important that they talk with their teens about what is going on where they work.”
Fortman said the study has reinforced her opinion that some occupations pose more of a risk to teens than others and that parents should know about the risks before agreeing to allow their teen to work.
“Every year we have requests to remove the prohibition on minors working in motels and hotels, working in the rooms,” she said. “We should make sure that we limit the exposure of minors to adults where these situations could occur.”
Those who harassed girls in the study were generally older than those of the boys. Only about 10 percent of the boys but a third of the girls described their harassers as being 30 years of age or older.
“The issues that we are looking at affect these teens in many different ways,” Fineran said. “We are looking at the impact on how they do in school and on the impact on their career choices.”
She said the data appear to indicate that the effects are stronger and longer-lasting on girls than boys. She concludes in the study that sexual harassment of girls may have greater negative implications for future career development and impeded academic performance.
“We need to do follow-up, and we hope to study this on at least a regional basis,” Fineran said. “Like a lot of research, it raises more questions that we need to answer.”
The study concludes that boys experience fewer adverse health outcomes as a result of harassment, most likely because they are harassed less frequently. The study said this is especially true for younger boys.
Fineran said that in addition to employers needing training in how to prevent harassment and what to do if it does occur in their workplace, there needs to be a greater awareness in the schools about the potential problems teens face at work while still in school.
“And I think we need to find a way to get parents more involved in talking with their teens that are working,” Fortman said. “We need to get everyone involved.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually harassed contact Davis Law Firm at 1-877-987-JEFF.
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July 19th, 2010
Juan Valente Urrutia was a family man, someone always willing to assist those in need. But after helping a relative move, the San Antonio man and his brother-in-law found themselves sharing the highway with a drunken-driving suspect.
Urrutia was killed and four others were injured Monday night when a car going the wrong way on U.S. 90 collided with two vehicles on the West Side.
Jacob Vincent Perez, 22, was in Bexar County Jail on four counts of intoxication assault and one count of intoxication manslaughter. Bail was set at $130,000.
Urrutia, 38, a passenger in an SUV that was hit head-on in the westbound lanes of U.S. 90 at Zarzamora Street, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Bexar County medical examiner’s office and the San Antonio Police Department.
Police said Perez’s vehicle entered the highway driving in the wrong direction about 11 p.m. and struck the SUV that carried Urrutia, driven by John David Garcez, 37.
The vehicle also hit a Ford Focus, injuring Robert Mendoza, 45; April Mendoza, 27; and Dallas Brook, 11, police said.
When she spoke to Urrutia, her husband of seven years, just minutes before the crash, the last thing Mary Perez can remember telling him was to be careful on the ride home. Perez found out about the crash from her sister and rushed to the scene, but Urrutia died before she arrived.
“I know these things happen all the time but you never think it would happen to you,” said Perez, 45. “It’s real hard. Now my 2-year-old isn’t going to have a dad no more because (a motorist) wanted to drink and drive. He must get every punishment he deserves.”
A friend, Gabriel Lozano, also went to the scene early Tuesday. He said he was saddened such a terrible thing could happen to such a good man.
“He supported his family no matter what it took,” said Lozano, 22. “I looked up to him as a father figure. He will be missed but never forgotten.”
If you or someone you know has been a victim of drinking and driving, contact the Davis Law Firm at 1-877-987-JEFF.
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September 28th, 2009
The San Antonio Express News reports the city will be receiving millions in stimulus funds. The San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA) received $5.3 million dollars on Monday.
These funds will be used to provide infrastructure improvement to fourteen different facilities. All of the facilities provide public housing to both elderly and disabled citizens.
Not everyone feels the results of stimulus efforts. Are you drowning in debt and trying desperately to hold on to your own home? Is every month a juggling of credit cards and still no relief in sight? Call the professionals at the law firm of Jeff Davis.
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September 19th, 2009
According to the San Antonio Express News Texas unemployment hit a twenty two year high of 8 percent last month. Texas is still below the national unemployment rate.
San Antonio is faring better than other major Texas cities, with unemployment at 5.1%, However, in August, the city lost 200 jobs.
According to the Texas Workforce Commission, Houston shed 4,000 jobs in August.
Has your financial health been adversely affected by job loss? Are you unable to meet your financial obligations? If bankruptcy seems like the only alternative, call the professionals at the Jeff Davis law firm.
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September 13th, 2009
Adjusting to a major disability is a long, challenging road. Part of the process may be dealing with a denial of your application for Social Security benefits. When confronted with a maze of bureaucratic hoops, it can be tempting to give up.
Do not quit now! Make sure to appeal if you have been denied social security disability benefits. There is no need to have your stress compounded by going it alone.
Call the social security disability law professionals. Contact Jeff Davis for help with your appeals process.
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