Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Abstract

News stations and social media have extensively covered the stories of Harvey Weinstein and Andrew Cuomo surrounding their sexual harassment allegations. Both Weinstein and Cuomo, one a corporate entity and another a government entity, are widely known across the nation for being accused of harassment. This paper focuses on each case to compare the charges against them and employer liability policy in a corporate versus a government setting. After reviewing both cases, the paper expands on New York’s laws regarding sexual misconduct and how both men were tried under the same state’s laws but had very different conclusions to their cases.