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Posted by Legal Team On October 18, 2019

What are the aftereffects of sexual harassment?

Have you ever heard anyone express skepticism about the damage done by workplace sexual harassment? For decades, the idea of a lecherous boss chasing a harried secretary around a desk was played for laughs — as if a little sexual harassment was just part of being an…

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Posted by Legal Team On September 2, 2019

What is your employer’s duty once you report sexual harassment?

You’ve been putting up with sexual harassment for weeks or months now from a co-worker or supervisor. You’ve tried politely ignoring the harasser as well as directly asking them to stop. You’ve made your boundaries clear, but the message doesn’t seem to be getting through. Now, it’s…

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Posted by Legal Team On August 28, 2019

Why sexual harassment victims get the blame

“Well, what was she wearing to work?” “How did she talk to him?” “Did she lead him on?” “Did she smile a lot?” Those are the kinds of questions that people often ask when they hear that a female co-worker has been sexually harassed by a male…

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Posted by Legal Team On July 2, 2019

African-American women are increasingly subjected to harassment

There’s good news and bad news for working women. On the one hand, sexual harassment complaints are generally on the decline. On the other hand, African-American women are increasingly likely to be victims. A new study that looked at data from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)…

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Posted by Legal Team On March 29, 2019

California won’t let harassment victims be silenced any longer

Sexual harassment in the workplace is no longer something that people simply have to quietly endure — it’s now a subject of intense scrutiny. California, in particular, seems to have had a wake-up call when it comes to how problematic sexual harassment really is in the workforce…

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Posted by Legal Team On December 28, 2018

Cameras are catching sexual harassers in the act

Let’s be perfectly clear: You can’t go around recording private conversations without permission, so don’t start trying to catch sexual harassment on film unless you’re completely sure it’s legal to record. That being said — you may not have to deliberately try to catch a harasser in…

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Posted by Legal Team On December 7, 2018

What to do about sexual harassment in the Bay Area workplace

You sense an uncomfortableness in the workplace, but you think you’re just being paranoid. Or, maybe, it’s just what you think it is. You’re being sexually harassed on the job. Sexual harassment isn’t always obvious but there are telltale signs to watch for. If you’re a victim,…

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Posted by Legal Team On October 25, 2018

How do you respond to sexual harassment at work?

Given the number of news stories that keep surfacing about sexual harassment in different industries throughout the country, sexual harassment is still a big problem in the nation’s workforce. Are you prepared to handle it, if it happens to you? Being the victim of sexual harassment doesn’t…

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Posted by Legal Team On September 26, 2018

Bystanders have the power to halt sexual harassment

What can you do to stop sexual harassment if you’re neither the harasser nor the victim? Plenty. Sexual harassment is something that frequently arises out of a company’s culture. It won’t stop until there’s a cultural shift that makes abusers realize that such actions simply are not…

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Posted by Legal Team On August 23, 2018

Workplace sexual harassment is often about power

In order to curb sexual harassment in the workplace, it is important to think about what it’s really about. The root of the issue, experts claim, is not a desire for an intimate relationship. In many cases, it is just about power. It doesn’t matter who holds…

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