The conservative American channel has just been fined a record one million dollars, or nearly 850,000 euros, following numerous complaints of harassment and sexual assault.
After years of silence, the actions of co-founder Roger Ailes had finally been denounced by several employees.
A record fine.
The American television channel Fox News was fined one million dollars, or nearly 850,000 euros, following multiple complaints of sexual assault and harassment.
It is the largest penalty ever imposed on a company by the New York City Human Rights Commission, a municipal agency responsible for enforcing laws against discrimination in the workplace or public services.
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Harassment awareness sessions
After years of omerta, the conservative channel was hit by the scandal in 2017. The complaints concerned Roger Ailes, the former boss and co-founder of the channel and Bill O'Reilly, one of the ex-presenters.
The case has given rise to several adaptations: a series,
The Loudest Voice
with Russel Crowe and a film
Scandal
, with Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie.
In addition to the fine, Fox News is now prohibited from including in new employment contracts a confidentiality clause for employees who wish to file a complaint for violation of their rights.
The channel will have to set up awareness sessions on sexual harassment.