Lawsuits alleging sexual harassment in workplace on the rise

Federal data now shows that the number of sex-based-harassment complaints filed in 2016 increased from the prior year. Analysts said the political atmosphere may be playing a role, for example, Donald Trumps Trump’s calling of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton as a “nasty woman,” and a 2005 recording of Trump’s famous brag “grab them by their pussy” (at least 19 women have accused Trump of inappropriate behavior).

San Francisco Chronicle