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If the person making defamatory comments is the employee or the employer, you may have a case because it is illegal to unjustly malign the reputation of another person. If you talked about the accusations with your coworkers yourself, you may not have grounds for complaint because you either were the source or contributed to the source of the gossip.
→ Read MoreBe careful and weigh the ramifications. A defamation claim arising from sexual harassment accusations is bound to be very emotional. Ultimately, such a “he said, she said” scenario probably boils down to the credibility of the accuser and the accused. Who will the jury believe?
→ Read MoreA Long Island New York school teacher and Dean of Students was awarded $5 million after the principal of her school sexually harassed her’ then fired her after she filed a complaint.
→ Read MoreQuid pro quo harassment is a specific form of sexual harassment that occurs wherein the conditions of a workers job are directly affected by his or her willingness to engage in sexual activity. For example, if your boss tells you that you will get a promotion if you sleep with him or her, this could be an example of quid pro quo harassment. Whether or not the employer is actually going to be liable for quid pro quo sexual harassment will depend on a number of factors.
→ Read MoreYou can sue your employer for preferential treatment to another worker for sexual favors and for creating a hostile work environment. When you file the civil lawsuit, name the company and offending individuals. This may allow you to recover damages from two entities instead of one in the civil case.
→ Read MoreTitle VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is a United States federal employment law designed to protect employees against sexual harassment in the workplace, does not protect all employees, and it does not cover all employers. The exceptions occur based on the fact that Title VII only applies to businesses that employ fifteen or more people.
→ Read MoreAs a general matter, it is a wise idea for every employer to have harassment laws in place, such as a sexual harassment policy or an anti-harassment policy. Having such policies in place can go a long way towards protecting an employer from a sexual harassment lawsuit or other civil rights lawsuit.
→ Read MoreHostile work environment discrimination occurs when your work environment is made unpleasant on the basis of your protected status. If an employer is aware that a hostile environment has been created and takes no action to correct the problem, then the employer can be held liable for the discrimination and harassment.
→ Read MoreThere are statutes of limitations, or time limits, on sexual harassment claims. This means that a person seeking to file a claim or to sue for sexual harassment must do so within a certain limited window of time after the incident takes place.
→ Read MoreIf I think I have been sexually harassed, or am part of a hostile environment, what should I do?
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