Sexual Harassment

Readers of this blog may be familiar with the lawsuit filed by sportscaster Erin Andrews after being stalked and recorded without her knowledge in a hotel room. Years after the incident, Andrews finally received some good news when a jury awarded her $55 million in...

There are several types of harassment that one may encounter in the workplace. Among the most pernicious is sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is defined as unfavorable treatment in the workplace based on the person's sex or gender. This type of behavior is...

When most people think of a sexual harassment lawsuit, they typically envision a female plaintiff who has been harassed by their employer or fellow colleagues. Although a vast majority of sexual harassment cases are filed by women, nearly 80 percent according to the...

According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, behaviors and actions that are commonly classified as being sexually harassing in nature include lewd comments and jokes, unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and sexual assault. Such acts...

If questioned, most male and female workers would likely agree that sexual harassment in the workplace should not be tolerated. However, these same workers likely have very different ideas and opinions about what types of comments and behaviors actually constitute as...

In the United States, workers are protected against suffering acts of discrimination and harassment due to their gender, sexual orientation, race, national origin, religion, age or disability. While federal employment laws like Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of...

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, employees are protected from suffering acts of discrimination or harassment in the workplace. However, despite these types of laws and the protections they afford both female and male employees, millions of U.S. workers...

Even with city, state and federal laws that are designed to protect employees from workplace harassment, sexual harassment remains a widespread problem in workplaces in New York and throughout the U.S. In many cases, victims of sexual harassment don't know where to...

No matter where you are when the incident happens, unwanted sexual advancements from a co-worker or supervisor can make your workplace hostile. You could be at your job, minding your own business or having a simple conversation, or maybe you're at an office party, or...

No matter what form it takes, sexual harassment is unacceptable in the workplace. The harasser may act as though the harassment is an innocent joke, or as if the harassment is somehow a compliment. In other cases, harassment can take the form of inappropriate cartoons...