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Labor/Employment

Oct. 12, 2018

One year on, what legal changes has #MeToo brought to life?

Just over a year ago on Oct. 5, 2017, the news broke that Harvey Weinstein “paid off sexual harassment accusers for decades.”

Anthony J. Oncidi

Partner
Proskauer Rose LLP

labor & employment

2049 Century Park East
Los Angeles , CA 90067

Phone: (310) 284-5690

Email: aoncidi@proskauer.com

U Chicago Law School

Anthony is chair of the West Coast Labor and Employment Department of Proskauer in Los Angeles.

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One year on, what legal changes has #MeToo brought to life?
Harvey Weinstein leaves court after a hearing in Manhattan on June 5, 2018. (New York Time News Service)

One year on, what legal changes has #MeToo brought to life?

Just over a year ago on Oct. 5, 2017, the news broke that Harvey Weinstein "paid off sexual harassment accusers for decades." With that, the dam burst and since that day, at least 429 prominent individuals have been publicly accused of sexual misconduct -- involving activity ranging from lewd comments and abuse of power to harassment and rape.

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