{"id":2361213,"date":"2024-10-29T17:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T21:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wwe-found-to-lack-sexual-harassment-policy-amid-allegations-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T17:51:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T21:51:46","slug":"wwe-found-to-lack-sexual-harassment-policy-amid-allegations-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wwe-found-to-lack-sexual-harassment-policy-amid-allegations-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE found to lack sexual harassment policy amid allegations &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwwe-found-to-lack-sexual-harassment-policy-amid-allegations-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2361213&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-georgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffensperger-neglected-to-protect-georgians-by-allowing-dominion-voting-machines-in-elections-he-didnt-prevent-fraud-he-provided-f\/\" title=\"REPORT: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Neglected to Protect Georgians By Allowing Dominion Voting Machines in Elections \u2013 He Didn\u2019t Prevent Fraud \u2013 He Provided for It\">recent report highlights<\/a> that World Wrestling Entertainment\u2063 (WWE) does not have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-do-it-with-everyone-andrew-cuomo-defends-himself-at-press-conference-refuses-to-resign\/\" title=\"\u2018I Do It With Everyone\u2019: Andrew Cuomo Defends Himself At Press Conference, Refuses To Resign\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-cuomo-aide-makes-shocking-sexual-harassment-allegation\/\" title=\"Ex-Cuomo Aide Makes Shocking Sexual Harassment Allegation\">sexual harassment<\/a> policy<\/a> published on its corporate website, coming to light shortly after Vince McMahon and his wife, Linda\u2062 McMahon, were sued for \u2062allowing widespread <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">sexual assault<\/a> within the organization. A search for WWE&#8217;s &#8220;Code\u200d of Business Conduct&#8221; leads to a non-existent page, raising concerns about the company&#8217;s accountability in \u200dprotecting its employees. The issue is exacerbated\u2063 by the resurgence of\u200b lawsuits and investigations related to a past \u200dscandal involving sexual misconduct, sparked by the release of the Netflix special \u201cMr. McMahon.\u201d Additionally,\u200c former WWE employee Janel Grant has \u2064sued the company, alleging \u2064severe abuses, thus highlighting an ongoing pattern \u200dof \u200dnegligence regarding\u2064 employee protection against sexual harassment\u2062 and a toxic workplace culture. The WWE has not commented on the \u200dlack of a sexual harassment policy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">WWE found to lack a sexual harassment policy amid sexual assault allegations<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1844815\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Days after the WWE, Vince McMahon and his wife, Linda McMahon, were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3201488\/vince-mcmahon-wwe-accused-allowing-sexual-abuse-ring-boys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">sued for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">allegedly allowing rampant sexual assault<\/a><\/a> within the WWE empire, it was discovered that the company completely lacks a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sexual-harassment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">sexual harassment<\/a> policy on its corporate website.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A search of WWE&rsquo;s &ldquo;Code of Business Conduct&rdquo; brings viewers to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.wwe.com\/~\/media\/Files\/W\/WWE\/documents\/code-of-business-conduct-jan-22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">page<\/a>&nbsp;that reads &ldquo;not found,&rdquo; <em>Forbes <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alfredkonuwa\/2024\/10\/29\/janel-grants-spokesperson-comments-on-wwes-lack-of-sexual-harassment-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon speaks to an audience during a WWE fan appreciation event, Oct. 30, 2010, in Hartford, Connecticut. (AP Photo\/Jessica Hill, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The WWE did not provide any comment to the newspaper regarding the apparent lack of a policy.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation comes at a turbulent time for the WWE as past lawsuits and investigations have resurfaced due to the release of the Netflix special, <em>Mr. McMahon<\/em>. The Ring Boys <a href=\"https:\/\/dicellolevitt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Date-Stamped-Does-1-5-v.-WWE-et-al.-Complaint-10.23.2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">lawsuit<\/a> from Oct. 23 was a continuation of the 1992 Ring Boys scandal that the FBI investigated but never moved forward with.<\/p>\n<p>Former WWE employee Janel Grant also <a href=\"https:\/\/s.wsj.net\/public\/resources\/documents\/WWE_complaint.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sued\">sued<\/a> McMahon and the company on Jan. 25, 2024, alleging physical and emotional abuse as well as sexual assault and trafficking in the spring of 2019. Her legal spokeswoman, Kendra Barkoff Lamy, had fiery comments about the WWE&rsquo;s apparent lack of a protective policy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;WWE has been sued many times for failing to protect employees from sexual misconduct by executives and toxic workplace culture, including by Janel Grant, who endured years of sexual abuse at the hands of founder and former WWE CEO Vince McMahon, WWE executive John Laurinaitis, and the WWE organization,&rdquo; Lamy said. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is outrageous that WWE claims to have improved their workplace environment, yet they have no visible sexual harassment or workplace conduct policies listed on their website,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;This means WWE employees have no reference for appropriate behavior and no visible guidelines to report abuse. This is yet another example of WWE&rsquo;s carelessness and failure to protect their employees, and we can only hope no one is harmed by this dangerous oversight. WWE employees deserve better.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In June 2023, the company added a consensual relationship policy stating, &ldquo;An employee shall not exercise responsibility (instructional, evaluative, or supervisory) for any affiliated individual with whom the employee has or had a consensual relationship.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The policy added: &ldquo;WWE strongly discourages consensual relationships involving any WWE Board Member, or executive team member, such as the CEO, President, CFO, Chief Content Officer, Chief Legal Officer, or Chief Human Resources Officer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1844815\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1844815\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE lacks a sexual harassment policy amid assault allegations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3427,"featured_media":2361215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24281695808087.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5609,4326,40773,32076,10027],"class_list":["post-2361213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-allegations","tag-policy","tag-sexual-harassment","tag-washington-examiner","tag-wwe"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24281695808087.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2361213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2361215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2361213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2361213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2361213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}