WERE YOU FIRED AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT YOUR SF JOB? GET HELP NOW BY CALLING BAY AREA EMPLOYMENT ATTORNEYS
If you have been subjected to inappropriate touching, offensive sexual innuendo, unwanted sexual advances or other harassing behavior, you may have an employment claim. Sexual harassment is a very serious issue, and is a complicated area of employment law. There are two basic types of sexual harassment. The first type is “quid-pro-quo” harassment. “Quid-pro-quo” is Latin for “a trade.” This type of sexual harassment occurs when your employer tries to barter with you by using work related benefits to obtain sexual favors. The second type of harassment is the “hostile environment” harassment. This type of harassment occurs when offensive conduct makes a worker feel uncomfortable because his or her sex. This type of offensive behavior must also be severe and pervasive. For example, if your co-workers continually tell sexist or sexual jokes and you are offended, you may have experienced the hostile environment sexual harassment.
The national home improvement chain, Lowe’s, was sued by the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission. The lawsuit alleges that the company allowed sexual harassment to become pervasive within the company. Both male and female managers were allegedly involved in harassing coworkers. The hostile work environment caused employees to deal with months of harassment including physical and verbal harassment. The harassment reached such an extreme level that one worker was allegedly sexually assaulted.
If you have been a victim of sexual harassment at your northern California job, you need to get help! Our team of skilled employment lawyers is here to help you! Call us at 1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9776. Call us for a free consultation. You can also visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more. We are here to help you!
