Every worker has a right to a safe work environment. However, unfortunately for many people, this isn’t the reality. As a result, many employees become unwarranted targets of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment can be subtle. In many cases, people don’t realize...
Sexual Harassment
Can sexual harassment happen online?
Despite years of sensitization campaigns, sexual harassment remains a very pervasive problem in most California workplaces. If someone makes inappropriate advances or inappropriate remarks that are sexual in nature within the workplace setting, you may pursue them for...
Why it can be difficult to report sexual harassment
While the majority of workplaces try to create an environment that is accepting and free from hostility, this isn’t always the case. Unfortunately, many workers across the United States have been subjected to sexual harassment. Sexual harassment can range from...
Understanding quid pro quo sexual harassment at work
Everyone has a right to a safe and harassment-free workplace. Unfortunately, despite several state and federal laws and campaigns, sexual harassment is still rampant at work. If you are a victim of sexual harassment at work, you need to take action. Quid pro quo...
Living in the age of digital sexual harassment
Sexual harassment in the workplace has certainly changed over the last two decades, as we've moved into the digital age. Previously, most of these encounters had to take place in person and you would have verbal exchanges, such as lewd comments made by a boss or...
2 ways that power plays into workplace sexual harassment
Sexual harassment in the workplace has a lot of different components, one of which is power. This can influence these incidents on numerous levels, and, while no situation is exactly the same as another, it is worth considering how power fits into the equation. After...
Witnesses can significantly help your sexual harassment case
If you've experienced sexual harassment at work, you may feel uncomfortable talking about it with some of your co-workers. You may not want to bring it up or feel ashamed about what happened, even though you know that it is not your fault. The fact of the matter is...
Is it sexual harassment if you’re told not to cover up so much?
Sexual harassment has been a problem for restaurant workers ever since people made a living serving food to others. Yet, if you can only work part-time due to studying or raising children, a restaurant job may be the best option you have. As with any industry, women...
Online workers are not exempt from sexual harassment
When thinking about sexual harassment at work, we normally envision unwanted advances and physical contact such as groping. However, the world has changed over the years, and many workers are working remotely from home. We have adjusted to working online, and so too...
You’re being sexually harassed at work. What are your options?
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) defines sexual harassment as follows: “Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment” if it impacts your job, hampers...