No one deserves to work in a hostile environment. However, sexual harassment in the workplace is common. If you are ever a victim of this practice, you can put a stop to it by filing a complaint against your employer with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
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Is it time to put a stop to inappropriate behavior at work?
Our coworkers and supervisors must treat us with respect. Working in an offensive work environment can take away all the enthusiasm you have for your job, and you have the right to fight back if anyone is sexually harassing you at the workplace. More than 6,500 people...
Big win for workers as HHS expands sex discrimination protections
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced it will expand the definition of sex discrimination to include discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The announcement is in line with recent Supreme Court...
Ex-employee describes ‘bizarre’ stripping situation at company seminar
A former Los Angeles-area Panda Express restaurant worker claims in a lawsuit that she and other employees were forced to participate in a company-sponsored seminar in which they were coerced to strip to their underwear in front of co-workers and strangers who ogled...
Study: Most who report sexual harassment will face retaliation
Many regular readers of our Kansas City employment law blog know that federal employment law prohibits workplace sexual harassment, as well as retaliation against an employee who reports harassment. Despite federal and state employment laws, before the #MeToo movement...
Has sexual harassment created a hostile work environment?
In the United States, there are generally two different forms of harassment: quid-pro-quo harassment and a hostile work environment. As the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission notes, a hostile work environment occurs when offensive conduct in a workplace is severe...
What should employees know about quid pro quo harassment?
In almost every workplace, supervisors and managers hold a great deal of power. They may have input on hiring decisions, pay increases and even firing decisions. When they use that position of power to coerce other employees, though, this quid pro quo harassment can...
Testimony warns about sexual harassment in the courts
The #MeToo movement helped to shine a light on serious problems with sexual harassment in a number of Missouri industries, including entertainment and technology. It even helped to expose politicians involved in harassment or discriminatory behavior on the job....
Lawsuit targets hotel over sexual harassment
Sexual harassment on the job can severely interfere withcareer advancement and opportunties, and it can affect workers from the service industry to the executive office. One hotel company in Missouri is facing a lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Grammys rocked by sexual harassment allegations
The #MeToo movement drew the attention of people in Missouri and across the country to the problem of sexual harassment, especially in the entertainment industry. Branching out since the initial response to producer Harvey Weinstein's record of alleged sexual...