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Cal State president at center of $12M discrimination suit is up for transition job
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Cal State San Bernardino campus on April 22, 2024. | Photo courtesy of Jules Hotz/CalMatters
faculty retreat rights. That means he can continue to work as a university faculty member. This Wednesday, a Cal State Board of Trustees committee will view a presentation on Morales’ transition plan. Later that day, the full board will discuss Chancellor Mildred Garcia’s recommendation to grant him the title of president emeritus.
Judge temporarily halts Paramount-Warner Bros. merger By Joe Taglieri
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campus dean Jake Zhu. Cal State continues to deny any wrongdoing. Zhu is an emeritus faculty member, a title given as a gesture of appreciation for service contributed to the university, and Morales remains in good standing with the university. Morales resigned at the end of the school year and, because of his good standing, is eligible to receive a coveted executive transition package with
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n outgoing California State University president, one of two administrators at the center of a multi-million dollar discrimination lawsuit, may transfer to a different Cal State job while the university pays his salary and benefits. The Cal State Board of Trustees will review the transition plan and decide whether to approve the president’s emeritus status Wednesday. The proposed new job and salary for Cal State San Bernardino President Tomás Morales will be announced at the Wednesday meeting, according to Cal State spokesperson Amy BentleySmith. Morales received $655,626 in pay and benefits in 2024, the most recent figure available from TransparentCalifornia. Cal State recently spent $12 million settling the lawsuit in which two female employees at Cal State San Bernardino said they were harassed and discriminated against based on their gender by two male university administrators: Morales and former Palm Desert
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A ‘cesspool of gender harassment and discrimination’ The two women, Clare Weber and Anissa Rogers, both formerly worked as high-ranking administrators at Cal State San Bernardino. Weber was appointed deputy provost and vice provost of Academic Affairs on the main campus in 2017, and Rogers served as associate dean at the satel-
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judge Monday temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $110 billion takeover of fellow media giant Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granted a request for a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit by 12 states alleging the proposed merger violates federal antitrust law. The order in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California stalls the case for 14 days while the judge considers a full preliminary injunction, which would suspend the merger until the lawsuit concludes. The next hearing in the case is set for Aug. 3, according to court documents. California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading the multistate coalition in the lawsuit and welcomed Monday's ruling. "This is a critical first win in our case to ensure this megamerger never sees the light of day," Bonta said in a statement. "History tells the tale of what happens when a few people have great power over markets that are central to Americans' lives:
fewer opportunities for more people, worse products and services for all people. With our lawsuit, we're fighting for a free and fair market and a thriving film and television industry that serves creatives and audiences alike. We have a full tank of gas, the law on our side and look forward to continuing to make our case." Paramount, which is based in Hollywood, provided a statement about the ruling on Tuesday. “We are grateful for the Court’s swift order on the motion for a (temporary restraining order," a company spokesperson said. "Like the timing agreement to which we were willing to stipulate, this TRO preserves the status quo while the Court considers the antitrust issues presented. "We are confident the evidence will demonstrate that the State AGs' antitrust arguments are without merit as their alleged markets and claims of anticompetitive effects are without any basis in modern market realities," the statement continued. "This merger is lawful, pro-competitive, and will benefit consumers,
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