Fighting For Justice For Abuse Victims Statewide
Many victims of sexual harassment in the workplace are afraid to speak up, and one of the biggest reasons is because they feel no one will believe their story. There are many different forms of workplace sexual harassment, and they can all have a devastating impact on...
Any sexual harassment in the workplace is unwelcome and distressing. However, sexual harassment rises from a mere internal affair to when it leads to an adverse employment decision, or it creates a hostile work environment. These are two different standards. It is...
Students at boarding schools in California are in a unique position where they are entirely under the care of school employees. It is easy for an employee to take advantage of a student, sometimes committing heinous acts of sexual abuse. Alleged sexual abuse at...
In an age when more white-collar employees in California are working from home than ever before, you might expect that one benefit would be a reduction in sexual harassment. The traditional harassment methods -- staring at the victim, making suggestive remarks about...
With the proliferation of the #metoo movement, companies are acutely aware of workplace sexual harassment and the costs and public relations nightmares it accrues. This is why many severance packages now include severance agreements that include California sexual...
You deserve to be treated fairly in your workplace. Tragically, though, many workers are stripped of this protection when they’re subjected to sexual harassment. This harassment might occur on a quid pro quo basis, or it might be so persistent that it simply...
In the past, workers in California and throughout the United States who were dealing with sexual harassment on the job were generally shielded when they left their workplace. Today, however, people are working remotely more often and this is opening the door to...
In our final part in our sexual harassment series, we will talk about sexual favoritism. Of course, we will post again on other sexual harassment topics. Two types of sexual harassment According to the EEOC, there are two types of sexual harassment. The first, "quid...
As we discussed in Part 1 of this series, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits sexual harassment, among many other types of discrimination and harassment (on the basis of race, color, sex, religion and national origin). In the prior post, we explored the basics...
While the news cycle moves on to the next hot button issue each week (sometimes, daily), in our post-#metoo world, it is important to remember that workplace sexual harassment is against the law. You have rights, and in this three-part series we explore three aspects...