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Reply to pnwmom (Reply #8)

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 08:49 PM

Feb 2020

Attack Bloomberg with a lawsuit that never made it to trial?

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A copy of one of the sexual harassment/discrimination lawsuits against Bloomberg. [View all] pnwmom Feb 2020 OP

Bloomberg and his executives are such disgusting people. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #1

I know. It sounds like the stuff Trump did Farmer-Rick Feb 2020 #52

+1 myohmy2 Feb 2020 #119

Here is the drip drip drip... mysteryowl Feb 2020 #2

Precisely. dotism Feb 2020 #13

Welcome to DU! mysteryowl Feb 2020 #22

Yay! dotism Feb 2020 #23

There is something very fishy about Bloomberg's current actions. raging moderate Feb 2020 #3

Once again lets go over this. Butterflylady Feb 2020 #18

By the way I don't care for Bloomberg. Butterflylady Feb 2020 #19

Still doesn't explain why he supported Bush in 04 and McCain in 08. Drunken Irishman Feb 2020 #27

Her supported McCain and Palin over Obama and Biden.....that is not a Democrat. Farmer-Rick Feb 2020 #51

And along the way endorsed Republicans up and down the ballot liskddksil Feb 2020 #62

re: "He ran as as a Republican only to run for mayor" thesquanderer Feb 2020 #114

I have to say while teaching is a hard job and all dsc Feb 2020 #4

One of my relatives worked in the financial industry in that time period and she told pnwmom Feb 2020 #7

I just have to say it mystifies me. dsc Feb 2020 #9

People insist on applying today's work environment to the 80s Blue_true Feb 2020 #33

Bloomberg was in control of that work environment and they weren't ALL like that. pnwmom Feb 2020 #35

None of the places you worked at were. Blue_true Feb 2020 #37

And you weren't in charge of them. But Bloomberg WAS in charge and set the example pnwmom Feb 2020 #38

Good points. And, I worked in an environment like that spooky3 Feb 2020 #44

The reasons why they allowed it to go on varies. Blue_true Feb 2020 #91

I think if you read the .pdf, you won't see many grey areas there. nt spooky3 Feb 2020 #99

I own a business and owned one that failed. Blue_true Feb 2020 #87

Did you even read the lawsuit? She's not accusing him or the other men of "flirting." pnwmom Feb 2020 #90

Yes, that is over the line. I never witnessed any boss personally Blue_true Feb 2020 #108

This. I remember when the ADA came out in 1990 that made it so there was actually some Squinch Feb 2020 #56

People ignored the first attempts. Hillary coming into the White House in 93 Blue_true Feb 2020 #93

In finance, ALL of them were. Squinch Feb 2020 #55

I believe the head of his company is a thirties or forties something woman. nt Blue_true Feb 2020 #94

I worked in the financial industry in that time period. That was the norm. Yes, we hated Squinch Feb 2020 #54

How come no one in the financial industry understood it was wrong, and yet plenty of people pnwmom Feb 2020 #57

I went from a financial company to a financial publishing company. The publishing company Squinch Feb 2020 #58

My favorite job was with a large polling company. pnwmom Feb 2020 #59

What has he done since the norm changed? Squinch Feb 2020 #60

How would we know? When women would complain, he'd have them sign NDA's. pnwmom Feb 2020 #61

Three did. I wonder what those years were. I suppose we'll soon find out, since he released Squinch Feb 2020 #63

Three that we know of. Three that he's agreed to release. pnwmom Feb 2020 #64

They were the ones that were against him. I really don't understand why people keep saying things Squinch Feb 2020 #65

I have never seen him make such a public statement. Link, please? pnwmom Feb 2020 #67

Here: Squinch Feb 2020 #68

All that says is that he's told 3 women who complained about 'comments they said pnwmom Feb 2020 #69

If there were any NDAs that his staff failed to uncover, HOW DOES HE STOP THEM FROM Squinch Feb 2020 #70

Because he's only publicly announced the release of the three women, who, he said pnwmom Feb 2020 #72

So again. If there is someone they missed, HOW DO THE THREE KNOW THEY ARE THE THREE Squinch Feb 2020 #75

And about the gender discrimination: I am a whole lot less offended by Bloomberg running Squinch Feb 2020 #66

You met an amazing person in that top VP. That was a rarity in the industry Blue_true Feb 2020 #102

I worked in an engineering company. The women when I came in were Blue_true Feb 2020 #98

I did not work around female colleagues until the mid 80's. Blue_true Feb 2020 #32

that handmade34 Feb 2020 #5

Wasn't this lawsuit tossed out? left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 #6

Not tossed out. It was settled and she signed an NDA. pnwmom Feb 2020 #8

Soooo ... left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 #12

It wasn't just a single lawsuit. There were multiple lawsuits by multiple women, which is the point pnwmom Feb 2020 #15

I'm reading in another post that it was 67. In a company of 20,000 people. That's actually Squinch Feb 2020 #73

The question is about how many were against HIM. We still don't know. nt pnwmom Feb 2020 #74

Yes we do. It was three. And I think you know that. Squinch Feb 2020 #76

I don't have the implicit faith in him that you do. His statement seemed very narrowly tailored pnwmom Feb 2020 #78

I don't have implicitfaith in him. I am logically looking at the fact that he released anyone with Squinch Feb 2020 #79

67 claims of harrassement... whats one more that he settled jmg257 Feb 2020 #24

Against a company of 20,000 employees? That's actually an excellent record. Squinch Feb 2020 #71

Do you not understand how settlement works? Because of spooky3 Feb 2020 #30

That works both ways. The object of the complaint has an incentive to settle even if they did not Squinch Feb 2020 #77

They do, but my primary point is that settlements typically mean that there was at least SOME spooky3 Feb 2020 #81

And I am saying that is not true. There can be NO merit to the complaint and good reasons to settle. Squinch Feb 2020 #82

You are stating your opinion, and I am stating mine, about what happens, in real life. spooky3 Feb 2020 #83

No. That's not an opinion. Baseless claims are settled all the time. And if you teach Squinch Feb 2020 #88

This is getting tiresome. Go back and read my first post, which did NOT claim spooky3 Feb 2020 #104

And as I said, though the 1964 act was there, it had no provisions for how to fight a claim of Squinch Feb 2020 #107

YOU ARE INCORRECT. Check out Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson (1986 USSC). spooky3 Feb 2020 #109

Women had won court cases before then. pnwmom Feb 2020 #111

. redqueen Feb 2020 #47

So, pretend an illustration is an attack. Geez, indeed. LanternWaste Feb 2020 #53

Is this one of the 3 women that Bloomberg just released from the NDA? If not, why not? Skya Rhen Feb 2020 #16

Wonder if this is one of the 3 chosen to be released from her NDA. Somehow, I doubt it. jmg257 Feb 2020 #10

I think she was. This copy was already out there, so what further harm could happen to him? n/t pnwmom Feb 2020 #11

It's what could happen to us if Bloomberg loses to Trump. Liberty Belle Feb 2020 #31

There are no assault charges. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #34

Garrison talked about one of the employees grabbing her. And Bloomberg created an atmosphere pnwmom Feb 2020 #36

Oh for gods sake. Bloomberg BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #39

Women usually don't press assault charges against their employers. But some of them do pnwmom Feb 2020 #41

Did you actually read the document? Garrett78 Feb 2020 #46

I mean sexual harassment charges, but those are still very bad. Liberty Belle Feb 2020 #45

THANK YOU! redqueen Feb 2020 #48

Disgusting. I could't read the whole complaint. Glimmer of Hope Feb 2020 #14

Yikes. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #17

Wow.That is ugly stuff. I need to take a shower after reading that. nt tblue37 Feb 2020 #20

Seriously, fuck that guy. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #21

We Potatoes were discussing billionaires today... Baked Potato Feb 2020 #25

Some are kinder, maybe. dotism Feb 2020 #28

Yeah, Steyer seems like a good one. The billionaires Baked Potato Feb 2020 #29

All of these lawsuits were amicably settled by both parties. democratisphere Feb 2020 #26

Lol. Yeah with a payoff and an NDA. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #40

Happens all the time in the corporate world. democratisphere Feb 2020 #43

LOL - yep 6 figure payoffs can buy a lot of friends! jmg257 Feb 2020 #50

I had to stop reading it; Triggered. denem Feb 2020 #42

Yeah. Let him go ahead and start firing at Bernie. He should do it and find out redqueen Feb 2020 #49

Bloomberg has been accused of running a company that was guilty of sex discrimination in Squinch Feb 2020 #80

That's nice for you. Make a list of all the noxious things each have said about / done to women redqueen Feb 2020 #84

Yep. He's said horrible things. And he's been a loyal and enormous supporter of Squinch Feb 2020 #86

Also a loyal supporter of GW Bush. redqueen Feb 2020 #89

And Liz was a Republican till she was 47. And Harry Reid had to stop Bernie from primarying Obama. Squinch Feb 2020 #92

Funny that you bring up Warren, since Bloomberg donated to get opponent. redqueen Feb 2020 #96

Yes he did. And that was terrible. But it was to reward him for his vote to pass a gun control law. Squinch Feb 2020 #97

You measure Bernie's record against Bloomberg's and come down on the side of Bloomberg. redqueen Feb 2020 #100

My only hope is that he can buy it back from trump. I'll stop sparring now. I wish you well. Squinch Feb 2020 #103

Thanks, and back atcha nt redqueen Feb 2020 #115

Can I interrupt and say I don't like how EITHER of them have dealt with this? nt spooky3 Feb 2020 #106

Sure, of course. I'd expect you won't be voting for him in the primary. redqueen Feb 2020 #113

It goes beyond discrimination though wildflower Feb 2020 #117

It's disgusting to see people working so hard to defend Bloomberg on this redqueen Feb 2020 #85

Um, yes. Whether you think it's disgusting or not, there was not even a law that gave women Squinch Feb 2020 #95

Did you mean the civil rights act of 1964? redqueen Feb 2020 #112

He should go ahead and drop out now budkin Feb 2020 #101

Indeed. dotism Feb 2020 #105

All candidates should be held to a standard concerning allegations like this. lapucelle Feb 2020 #110

Totally agree. Nt spooky3 Feb 2020 #116

Hear, hear! nt dotism Feb 2020 #118