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Sep. 20, 2018

More time for #MeToo victims

Powerful predators count on their power to act as a deterrent against their victims speaking out, by creating fear of further harm being inflicted on them. Why should the predators be rewarded for their abuse by the lapse of time?

Genie Harrison

Founder and Partner
Genie Harrison Law Firm

Email: genie@genieharrisonlaw.com

Genie is an employment law expert as well as the creator of Damages Genie, an app that helps plaintiffs' attorneys quantify non-monetary damages.

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More time for #MeToo victims
Les Moonves at the Vanity Fair Oscars party, in Beverly Hills, Feb. 28, 2016. (New York Times)

When CBS announced the departure of president and CEO Les Moonves on Sept. 9, it was evidently hoping to close a sordid chapter in its history and move forward with a clean slate. Moonves had been charged with creating a toxic workplace, rife with sexual harassment and retaliation. CBS, in a corporate mea culpa, pledged $20 million to #MeToo.

Another abuser may have fallen, but accountability comes decades too late. According to some...

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