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Sexual Harassment Case Against Ex-Riverside County Official Jeffery Hewitt and Chief of Staff Matthew Shannon Allowed to Move Forward

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水曜日, 4月 24, 2024
Motion, Supervisor, Legislative assistant, Medicine, Judgment (law), MLG, Comment, Complaint, Court, Financial services, Behavior, Superior court, Private investigator

Plaintiff Brenda Dennstedt's lawsuit against her former employer Riverside County makes discrimination, harassment, emotional distress and retaliation claims.

Key Points: 
  • Plaintiff Brenda Dennstedt's lawsuit against her former employer Riverside County makes discrimination, harassment, emotional distress and retaliation claims.
  • Shannon, Hewitt's former Chief of Staff, sought summary judgment, arguing that the alleged conduct did not meet the threshold for emotional distress .
  • This is not the first sexual harassment claim brought against Hewitt, for whom Shannon served as Chief of Staff during his tenure as Supervisor.
  • MLG encourages anyone with relevant information or individuals who have experienced similar issues while employed at Riverside County to come forward.

AI Audits, Equity Awareness in Data Privacy Methods, and Facial Recognition Technologies are Major Topics During This Year’s Privacy Papers for Policymakers Events

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火曜日, 4月 2, 2024
Transfer, Law school, Artificiality, Public, Facial recognition, University of Groningen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, LLM, Justice, United States Senate, Safe, Policy, Legislation, FGV, Harm, Microsoft, Employment, Congress, Microsoft Research, Universidad de Montevideo, Risk, Democracy, Facial recognition system, Future, Urban, Legislative assistant, Urban Institute, Privacy, Rochester Institute of Technology, Senate, FPF, ETH Zurich, Forecasting, Internet, Trust (social science), Research, AI, University, Private sector, Personal data, Student, Model, Use, Paper, Information, Element, Algorithm, Upturn, Barnard College, Columbia University, Housing, Government, Salvador Allende, Cryptocurrency

Author: Judy Wang, Communications Intern, FPF The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) hosted two engaging events honoring 2023’s must-read privacy scholarship at the 14th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers ceremonies. On Tuesday, February 27, FPF hosted a Capitol Hill event featuring an opening keynote by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) as well as facilitated discussions [?]

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Author: Judy Wang, Communications Intern, FPF The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) hosted two engaging events honoring 2023’s must-read privacy scholarship at the 14th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers ceremonies. On Tuesday, February 27, FPF hosted a Capitol Hill event featuring an opening keynote by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) as well as facilitated discussions [?]

Senate Veteran Beth Jafari Joins Kelley Drye, Further Bolstering Firm's Bipartisan Government Relations Practice

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木曜日, 11月 17, 2022
LLP, Lawyer, COVID, Government, Kelley Drye & Warren, Organization, Executive (government), Senate, Partnership, Antonin Scalia Law School, Gold, Canadian Journal of Political Science, Texas A&M University, Journalism, Multimedia, Supreme court, Politics, Policy, Legislative assistant, Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator), Mentorship, Bankruptcy, Management, Public relations

Beth brings strong relationships with Senate leadership and Executive Branch officials spanning four administrations to Kelley Drye's expanding bipartisan government relations team.

Key Points: 
  • Beth brings strong relationships with Senate leadership and Executive Branch officials spanning four administrations to Kelley Drye's expanding bipartisan government relations team.
  • "We could not be more pleased that Beth has chosen to join Kelley Drye," said Dana Wood, co-chair of the firm's Government Relations and Public Policy practice group.
  • In that role, Beth helped Senator Cornyn secure six Senate leadership positions and oversaw three successful Senate reelection campaigns.
  • The addition of Beth further bolsters the Government Relations Practice and strengthens its bi-partisan focus after the recent addition of Laurie Rubiner , who had served as Chief of Staff for Senator Richard Blumenthal.

McCune Wright Arevalo, LLP, Brings Sexual Harassment and Wrongful Termination Suit Against Riverside County

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木曜日, 3月 3, 2022
Legislative assistant, Policy, Public policy, Woman, Supervisor, Knowledge, Ethics, Practice, Workplace, Consumer, Riverside County, California, Board of supervisors, Superior court, LLP, Financial services, MWA, Complaint, Wells Fargo, Property management, County

The plaintiff, Brenda Dennstedt, worked for the County of Riverside reporting to Hewitt and Shannon from March 2019 to October 2020.

Key Points: 
  • The plaintiff, Brenda Dennstedt, worked for the County of Riverside reporting to Hewitt and Shannon from March 2019 to October 2020.
  • According to the claim, the plaintiff allegedly attempted to notify Shannon and Hewitt of policy and ethical violations, and concerns regarding sexual comments and conversations.
  • The plaintiff has retained legal representation through MWA, which specializes in matters on behalf of employees in protected classifications.
  • This is, allegedly, not the first complaint which has claimed that Hewitt and Shannon have fostered a hostile work environment.