Fighting For Justice For Abuse Victims Statewide
News of female athletes, especially high school athletes, being sexually abused by a team coach or trainer is common. Many men use their positions as coaches or trainers to force young women to submit to sexual entreaties. A variation on this theme has now been...
Employers have fairly broad discretion to establish hiring practices and standards as well as over the decision-making within their companies. However, there are certain laws that they must follow which do affect some of their decision-making and the rules that they...
When you go to a medical professional, you expect to be treated appropriately. You should have a trusting, secure relationship with your medical professional. Sexual abuse by a medical professional is not only unethical and immoral, but it is illegal. You may have had...
Taking part in collegiate athletics can be a demanding endeavor and many universities may employ staff members to tend to the well-being and needs of athletes. Individuals in New Mexico who visit university health care professionals for medical purposes may rely on...
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...