What Employees Need to Know
REPORTING WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
All employees have the right to be free from sexual harassment.
Report having experienced sexual harassment at work.
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Sexual harassment can happen regardless of career, status, or income.
QUID-PRO-QUO HARASSMENT
HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT
Harassment can range from pressure for favors to patterns of behavior, called:
QUID-PRO-QUO HARASSMENT
Quid-pro-quo means "this in exchange for that." The most common situation is where someone with power promises a promotion, or threatens to fire an employee in exchange for an unwanted relationship.
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Quid-Pro-Quo is a very severe form of sexual harassment and should be reported immediately.
HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT
This occurs when an employee is repeatedly subject to unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature. The behavior has to create a situation that any reasonable person would feel was abusive.
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Sexual jokes or stories
Sexual innuendo
Unwanted touching
Calling an adult "girl" or "honey"
Displaying obscene images
Online harassment
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What contributes to a hostile work environment?
Repeatedly asking for dates
Sexual harassment in the workplace is widely underreported by both men and women.
Of victims do not report harassment internally.
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Of victims do not file an official complaint.
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Your employer must promptly investigate sexual harassment and take action so that it stops.
The law recognizes it may not be possible to file a complaint. If you are in an intolerable situation, a sexual harassment lawyer can help.
YOU HAVE RIGHTS
Our experienced sexual harassment attorneys here to fight on your behalf.