What are my rights if I informed my manager that another employee was sexually and physically harassing me to which he responded that I should just handle it?
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What are my rights if I informed my manager that another employee was sexually and physically harassing me to which he responded that I should just handle it?
Seeing how I wasn’t going to get the support or protection I needed, and was afraid that this employee was going to hurt me as he claimed he would, I decided to put in my 2 weeks notice unless they fired that person or made sure that our shifts were different. Well, he adjusted the shifts, which only gave me 3 shifts per week. When I went back to my manager to try to explain that I could not live off of only 3 shifts a week, he basically said that was my problem, not his. He texted me later that night that I did not need to come back to work at all. Now what do I do?
Asked on November 9, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Employers must take reports of sexual harassment seriously, and may also not, under the law, retaliate against employees for reporting harassment. You may therefore have a viable claim for illegal retaliation and/or sexual harassment (a failure to respond to a sexual harassment complaint can make the employer liable for the harassment). You should contact either the federal EEOC or your state's equal/civil rights agency to file a compliant.
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