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McCune Wright Arevalo, LLP, Brings Sexual Harassment Suit Against California State University, Investigating the Systemic Culture of Silence Among Universities - PR Newswire

National Law Firm Investigating Victim Penalties and Shaming Throughout University Systems

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- McCune Wright Arevalo, LLP, (MWA) – a national law firm representing Class Actions, Employment Law, and Racial & Economic Justice case matters – is bringing a Department of Fair Employment and Housing ("DFEH") claim against California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) over allegations that the university wronged an employee who was sexually harassed and assaulted at work and was not provided reasonable accommodations or fair treatment following the incident. MWA is currently investigating whether its client's mistreatment is endemic of a systemic culture of silence and minimization throughout the university's operations.

Paige Griffin, an Administrative Support Coordinator I in the Facilities Planning and Management Department of CSUSB, has been a dedicated employee of the university for more than six years. Ms. Griffin alleges during her tenure that she was the victim of several instances of harassment, the most recent of which involved an employee who sexually assaulted her at her isolated workstation. When she reported the incident to CSUSB, she was allegedly offered vague promises of an investigation into the matter; then threatened with disciplinary action for not returning to work immediately. Upon her attempted return to work, being in the same department triggered unbearable fear and anxiety.

The DFEH complaint...



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