Half the time, you feel like you’re working with a bunch of adolescents – because the banter around the workplace is so juvenile and sexually charged. When you complain to your co-workers and your boss, you hear things like, “It was just a joke!” and, “Don’t be a poor...
Sexual Harassment
Why some employees can get away with harassing their boss
Most employees treat their managers with some amount of respect. Even if they don’t personally like them, they keep their feelings to themselves. They certainly don’t say disparaging things to or in front of them. It seems like that would be a quick route to...
How do I prove that I was sexually harassed at work?
As an employee, you are entitled to a safe and harassment-free workplace. And while most employers strive to make the workplace safe, incidents of sexual harassment are not uncommon. If you are a victim of sexual harassment at work, the law permits you to sue your...
How can California employees effectively document sexual harassment?
Many people experiencing workplace sexual harassment don't stand up for themselves. They may feel that it is their word against the perpetrator's. When the person harassing someone is in a position of authority over them, there is an assumption that their workplace...
What does workplace sexual harassment look like?
Many people mistakenly think there needs to be some kind of physical touching for something to count as sexual harassment. There doesn’t. Further, cases where there is physical contact are often better dealt with as sexual assault in the criminal courts. Understanding...
Illegal employee harassment isn’t limited to the workplace
Many employees (and, unfortunately, too many employers) believe that workplace regulations against harassment apply only in the workplace. They believe that if someone sexually harasses a co-worker at a weekend softball game or if they run into them at the gym or a...
Who is responsible when an employee is harassed by a customer?
As an employee, chances are you interact with your employer’s clients on a regular basis. And while most customers are generally well-meaning, it is not uncommon to come across a problematic one. Most people know what to do when they are harassed by an employer or a...
3 things to do as soon as workplace sexual harassment begins
Although pretty much everyone understands that sexual harassment in the workplace is unlawful, it still happens at a disturbing rate. Such harassment can involve many behaviors, from making offensive gestures to demands for sexual favors. Sometimes, workplace sexual...
5 signs you’re being sexually harassed
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...
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...