SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE LAWYER NY
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We’ve helped employees just like you recover millions in damages. We can help you too!
Do you think that you might have been a victim of sexual harassment? The labor and employment law firm of El-Hag & Associates, P.C can help you. Our Westchester New York sexual harassment law firm specializes in workplace sexual harassment and hostile work environments. We have recovered millions of dollars for victims of workplace discrimination. We have brought discrimination lawsuits against small businesses and major multinational corporations and have achieved excellent results for our clients.
If you think you might be a victim of workplace sexual harassment, please call us today for a free consultation. We can quickly assess your case and let you know the options available to you. In most cases, it is difficult to prove sexual harassment or a hostile work environment unless there are texts, emails, videos, or other “smoking gun”, which is why it is best to schedule a consultation with our employment and labor law firm and go through the facts, how best to gather evidence to prove your case, and come up with a plan.
WHAT IS SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
Sexual harassment in the workplace is any unwanted and without consent request for sexual favors, workplace physical or verbal conduct of a sexual nature, and sexual advances, sexual harassment can include anything from repeated compliments or comments about a person's appearance to outright sexual assault and battery. Sexual harassment can be a form of gender discrimination, and it can hurt an individual's career and overall productivity.
Sexual harassment violates federal law under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including local and state governments and educational institutions. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the federal agency that enforces Title VII and other anti-discrimination laws. The harassing conduct could also violate NY Criminal Law Statutes.
If you believe you have been the victim of sexual harassment at work, contact our experienced labor and employment sexual harassment and hostile work environment attorney to discuss your case. Our attorneys can help you determine whether you have a valid claim and what steps to take to protect your rights and protect yourself legally and emotionally. Gender discrimination for both women and men can be extremely damaging to someone's career and mental health, and it is unfortunately very common in the workplace.
You must speak up if you believe you have been the victim of sexual harassment in the workplace. Laws are in place to protect workers from sexual harassment, and you may be able to file a claim against your employer. Our experienced labor and employment law firm can help you understand your rights and options.
There are two key types of sexual harassment
1. Quid Pro Quo sexual harassment in the workplace occurs when an employee is told that if they are not receptive or otherwise agree to a boss’s or authority figure’s sexual advances, they won’t get job opportunities, raises, promotions, or any other employment benefits. An employee cannot be threatened with the loss of their employment if they don’t give in to the sexual advances of another employee, supervisor, or boss. If this type of harassment happens once, it’s illegal.
2. Hostile Work Environment harassment is also a form of sexual harassment as someone at the workplace's sexual comments or sexual behavior interferes with one’s ability to work and feel safe. It could be a coworker, client, vendor, delivery person, or supervisor, making sexual comments or exhibiting sexual behavior that makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe at work. Unlike most other workplace violations, if this is the type of sexual harassment that you are being subjected to you don't need to prove it happened over a period of time or multiple times.
Examples Of Sexual Harassment In The Workplace
Unwelcome sexual advances that make working conditions intolerable to the individual beeding target
Sexual Assault, unwanted sexual contact, including fondling, groping, and rape which are the most serious and violations of criminal law
Forcing an employee to have sex against their will through sexual coercion by a supervisor exercising their power. This can include threats of negative job consequences or job loss
Harassment such as intimidating sexual comments, gestures, and jokes harassing or intimidating the employee being targeted
Sexual Intimidation by a manager or co-employee making repeated unwanted sexual advances in an offensive and threating way
What Is Not Sexual Harassment or a Hostile Workplace
It is not sexual harassment when people in the workplace make petty slights, that are generally annoying, or make isolated sexual, discriminatory, or derogatory remarks (unless extremely serious) towards you. To be unlawful, the conduct must create a work environment that would be intimidating, hostile, or offensive to reasonable people
Sexual harassment in the workplace. Sexual harassment does not require that you be a member of a protected class, however sexual harassment is most prevalent towards protected classes such as gender and sexual orientation.
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Don't Let Your Employer Intimidate You From Being Compensated For The Gender Discrimination in the Workplace That You Were Subjected To By Threatening Or Scaring You Into Inaction
You can sue any company you worked for in the past three years. It does not have to be a company at which you are currently working.
The law protects you. The law prevents retaliation. You can collect unpaid wages and benefits, and penalties, demand your job back, and even demand front pay (money to cover you for the time it would take to find new work.
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Attack only when you’re comfortable. We only move forward when you are ready. There is no pressure to start. You can have your workplace sexual harassment evaluation, come up with a strategy, collect evidence, and begin when you are ready.
Why You Should Not Wait To Take Action Against Your Employer For Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
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How can I sue my employer for sexual harassment?
There are 3 ways that you can file a sexual harassment and hostile work environment lawsuit against your employer in New York. You need to decide what avenue you are going to take and give it careful thought because generally once you choose one option, you cannot change your mind and pursue another option. This is known as “election of remedies”. If you were sexually physically assaulted or touched such conduct by the individual directed toward you could also be criminal in nature.
The 3 main ways to bring the lawsuit are:
1) File a lawsuit directly in New York State Supreme Court. You can file a lawsuit against your employer under the New York State Human Rights Law. You have three years from the time the sexual harassment occurred.
2) File a charge with the EEOC, NY Division of Human Rights (NYDHR) or another local agency. You can file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) (Federal), NYS Division of Human Rights (State), or local agency (E.g. Westchester County). When you file with the NYS Division of Human Rights, the Division will dual file your charge with the EEOC and the cases will be investigated at the same time. If the agencies find that your claim has merit they will issue a probable cause finding and you can then have an administrative hearing to decide your case.
3) File a charge with the EEOC and NY Division of Human Rights, and then à file a lawsuit in Federal Court. If you file you charges with the EEOC and NYDHR, you can choose to file a lawsuit in Federal Court if you do not want to proceed with these agencies. Once you obtain a right to sue letter from the EEOC, you have a limited time to file a lawsuit in Federal Court to pursue your lawsuit.
Contact El-Hag & Associates New York Labor Lawyers and Find Out What Your Rights Are
Awareness is the first step to stopping sexual harassment or a hostile work environment. If any of the sexual harassment work violations apply to you, then you should call El-Hag & Associates, P.C today. The most important thing is to keep track of the sexual harassment and hostile work environment that you are or were subjected to at work. Do not rely on your employer or others to do that for you.
In Westchester New York, many working men and women living in Yonkers, Mount Vernon, and New Rochelle are victims of sexual harassment. That is why El-Hag & Associates, P.C is a Westchester sexual harassment law firm, focusing on employment law in Westchester New York. If you find that you have been sexually harassed at work, contact El-Hag & Associates, P.C today and we can help you get the compensation that you deserve. Make sure you protect your rights and your livelihood.