Sexual Harassment
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Protecting the Rights of Victims in New York City and on Long Island
- Offers of any type of job-related benefit in exchange for sexual favors
- Threats of undesirable assignments, denial of promotions or raises or other workplace sanctions if you don’t provide sexual favors
- A work environment where sexual innuendoes, off-color jokes and pictures, and other references to sex are commonplace, prevalent or consistently condoned
You have a right to be free of sexual harassment in the workplace. At the Romero Law Group, PLLC, we have effectively protected the rights of victims of sexual harassment for more than 20 years. We will be your advocate throughout the legal process, helping you get full and fair compensation for any losses, and ensuring that the sexual harassment comes to an end.
To schedule a free initial consultation, contact our offices online or call us at (231) 257-5588.
What Is Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?
Sexual harassment at work is unwelcome sexual conduct directed toward an employee regardless of the employee’s gender. Examples of sexual harassment include:
- Demand for sexual favors
- Offensive sexual remarks
- Unwanted physical contact
- Sexual innuendos
- Sexual gestures
- Sexual jokes
- Social media posting with sexual comments
There are two main types of discrimination that occur involving sexual harassment. One falls under the category of a hostile work environment.
What Are the Different Types of Sexual Harassment that Give Rise to a Legal Claim?
Generally speaking, you have a right to seek legal recourse if you have been the victim of:
- Quid pro quo sexual harassment—From the Latin meaning “this for that,” quid pro quo sexual harassment involves the promise of job-related benefits in exchange for sexual favors or the threat of workplace sanctions for refusal to provide sexual favors.
- A hostile work environment based on sex—When the day-to-day conditions where you work create an environment that is offensive, intimidating or abusive because of the pervasive presence of conduct, innuendo, images, language or other references to sex or sexual acts
What Are the Key Elements of the Different Types of Sexual Harassment Claims?
Quid pro quo sexual harassment has two components:
- The action must be initiated by a person in a position of power over the victim, such as a boss, manager or supervisor
- The action must involve an attempt to exchange unwanted sexual favors for job-related benefits
To succeed with a claim based on allegations of a hostile environment, you must show that:
- The offending conduct was related to or based on sex
- The offending conduct was unwelcome
- The offending conduct was so pervasive that it created a hostile environment—a single instance is generally not enough to create a hostile environment
- You provided reasonable notice to your employer of the offensive conduct and your employer continued to condone it
What Are Some of the Types of Conduct that Qualify as Sexual Harassment?
Sexual harassment can take a wide range of forms, including:
- A demand for sexual favors in exchange for a work-related benefit, such as a raise, promotion, desirable assignment, access to training of career advancement or office location
- Threats to deny raises or promotions, access to career growth opportunities, desirable assignments or other benefits if you refuse to provide sexual favors to a superior
- Statements of a sexual nature, including references to sexual acts, body parts or sexual functions
- Unwanted physical contact or closeness of any kind, including hugging, holding, brushing against, stroking hair or patting, as well as groping, grabbing, massaging or fondling
- Approaching a person in a sexual manner
- Sexual innuendos, gestures, jokes, stories, pictures, images, emails, letters or desk ornaments
- Whistles, kissing sounds and catcalls
- Suggestive comments about a person’s appearance or physical attributes
- Use of sexually offensive terms like “babe,” “honey,” “darling,” or similar words
- Asking questions about a person’s sexual preference, sex life or sexual history, or making allegations or spreading rumors about another person’s sexuality or sexual activity
- Stalking another person
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