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FDIC Faces More Demands for Evidence of Toxic Culture at Bank Regulator

29Nov

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FDIC Faces More Demands for Evidence of Toxic Culture at Bank Regulator

Nov. 29, 2023 10:00 am ETPressure on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. over allegations of a toxic work environment mounted this week, as the agency’s internal watchdog launched its own inquiry and a Republican senator requested records related to settlements and nondisclosure agreements.The FDIC’s inspector general will examine the “leadership climate at the FDIC with regard to all forms of harassment and inappropriate behavior,” a spokeswoman said. The IG will also assess the agency’s sexual harassment prevention program, including looking at what steps the FDIC has taken since a 2020 IG report found that program was flawed.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Andrew Cuomo Sued for Sexual Harassment by Former Assistant

25Nov

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Andrew Cuomo Sued for Sexual Harassment by Former Assistant

Updated Nov. 24, 2023 6:33 pm ETA former executive assistant to Andrew Cuomo has sued the former New York governor for sexual harassment. Brittany Commisso alleges, according to a three-page summons filed earlier this week, that her ex-boss subjected her to continuous harassment, including groping her, making sexualized comments about her appearance, and assigning her “humiliating and demeaning tasks.”Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

24Nov

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Andrew Cuomo Sued for Sexual Harassment by Former Assistant

Updated Nov. 24, 2023 6:33 pm ETA former executive assistant to Andrew Cuomo has sued the former New York governor for sexual harassment. Brittany Commisso alleges, according to a three-page summons filed earlier this week, that her ex-boss subjected her to continuous harassment, including groping her, making sexualized comments about her appearance, and assigning her “humiliating and demeaning tasks.”Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Two GOP Lawmakers Demand Records From FDIC

21Nov

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Two GOP Lawmakers Demand Records From FDIC

Updated Nov. 20, 2023 12:16 pm ETTwo Republican lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee are investigating allegations of a toxic workplace at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., sending a letter to the agency Monday requesting records and a briefing by senior officials.In a letter to FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg, Reps. Lisa McClain of Michigan and Andy Biggs of Arizona wrote that the agency “may have turned a blind eye to sexual harassment and discrimination within its staff.”Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Hamas’s Barbarity Heightens the Crisis in Higher Education

19Nov

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Hamas’s Barbarity Heightens the Crisis in Higher Education

The barbaric attack by Hamas against Israel—the intentional slaughter of defenseless civilians, including children and babies, and the taking of hostages—should have been a unifying moment for America. Shamefully, it has become something else: a wake-up call about a crisis in higher education.It has been painful to watch students at elite colleges implicitly or explicitly endorse Hamas’s attack. They aren’t old enough to remember 9/11, and it’s clear they never learned its lesson: Intentionally targeting civilians for slaughter is inexcusable no matter the political circumstances. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Several Schools Under Investigation for Allegedly Failing to Protect Jewish, Muslim Students

17Nov

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Several Schools Under Investigation for Allegedly Failing to Protect Jewish, Muslim Students

The Education Department is investigating several schools over reports of harassment against Jewish and Muslim students in response to ongoing campus tensions related to the Israel-Hamas war. The department is investigating Columbia University, Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania, Wellesley College, Lafayette College, the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and the Maize Unified School District in Kansas. The schools are under investigation for alleged violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which protects students from, among other things, discrimination based on shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Hunting In Hot Pink May Be Safer, But Some Men Resist. Maybe ‘if I Was Stalking Flamingos.’

17Nov

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Hunting In Hot Pink May Be Safer, But Some Men Resist. Maybe ‘if I Was Stalking Flamingos.’

Kevin Clements, an upland game hunter who lives outside Seattle, plans to start wearing blaze pink instead of orange when he’s out stalking chukar partridges on the high desert of the Pacific Northwest.“I might get a little razzing for wearing pink,” says Clements, a construction contractor. “My friends will absolutely give me a lot of crap. But they give me a lot of crap anyway.”Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

FDIC Promises to Address ‘Horrendous Treatment’ of Employees

15Nov

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FDIC Promises to Address ‘Horrendous Treatment’ of Employees

Updated Nov. 15, 2023 11:30 am ETFederal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg faced a second consecutive day of lawmakers demanding to know his planned actions in response to allegations of a toxic workplace at the agency, prompting him to pledge an update to Congress within 30 days.Rep. Maxine Waters of California, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, said she was “very troubled” by a Wall Street Journal report that surfaced allegations of harassment and discrimination at the agency stretching back a decade. She asked Gruenberg to provide a detailed written plan on steps the FDIC would take to address the problems within a month.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Lawmakers Grill FDIC Chairman Over Allegations of Misconduct at Agency

14Nov

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Lawmakers Grill FDIC Chairman Over Allegations of Misconduct at Agency

Nov. 14, 2023 11:40 am ETSenators on Tuesday questioned Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg over the agency’s handling of allegations of harassment and discrimination revealed by a Wall Street Journal investigation.Gruenberg told a Senate panel he is “personally disturbed and deeply troubled” by the allegations. He said he was previously unaware of the allegations of workplace problems before the Journal article. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

FDIC Hires Independent Firm to Conduct Assessment Into Alleged Harassment and Discrimination at Agency

13Nov

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FDIC Hires Independent Firm to Conduct Assessment Into Alleged Harassment and Discrimination at Agency

Updated Nov. 13, 2023 1:02 pm ETThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has hired an independent firm to conduct a “top-to-bottom assessment” of alleged harassment and discrimination at the banking regulator, its chairman told staff Monday, hours after The Wall Street Journal published an investigation that found a longtime toxic atmosphere prompted women to quit the agency.In a three-minute video to staff reviewed by the Journal, Chairman Martin Gruenberg said the article “raises some serious allegations about the FDIC workplace” and said the firm would contact employees to solicit their confidential input. He didn’t specify which firm the agency had hired.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8