Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

In a work environment, sexual harassment implies an unwelcome sexual advancement, demand for sexual favors and other conduct, may it be verbal or physical, that are sexual in nature. Definitely, there are laws that prohibit these discriminative performances.

Under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, sexual harassment and other forms of gender discrimination are illegal. Employers, company superiors, and regular employees are prohibited to exercise any sexual conduct that may explicitly or implicitly affect a person’s employment, interfere with his/her job performance or create an offensive or hostile work environment.

Various circumstances may entail sexual harassment in the workplace:

• The victim and the aggressor can be a man or a woman, yet, it does not necessarily mean that they are of opposite sex.


• A harasser can be an immediate supervisor, co-employee, company owner or any person in the work environment.


• It does not always mean that the victim in a sexual harassment case is the person harassed but also those individuals affected by the aggressive or offensive conduct


• Economic damages may not result from violation of sexual harassment laws.


• The aggressors actions must be unwelcome

The law provisions are quite complicated. A victim may be required to examine all the circumstances in all contexts before pursuing a legal action against the harasser. Here, the victims will necessitate a reliable and experience ally to defend their cause.

Our employment attorneys, with more than a decade of solid experience in providing expert legal services to our clients, are willing to help you. If you think you have been sexually harassed in your workplace, do not hesitate to contact us and give us the details. We will help you seek justice and suitable reimbursements.

Our proven expertise in handling sexual harassment claims will be your assurance that your rights will be properly observed. We will also assure your protection against any form of employer retaliation.

Dial our toll-free number now and let our employment attorneys take care of your case. We also pledge to keep the confidentiality of your case.