Category Archives: Sexual Harassment
Does Separating A Sexual Harasser & The Victim At Work Immunize Employers From Liability?
Having litigated sexual harassment cases for more than two decades, our sexual harassment lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that employers almost never acknowledge their failure to protect employees from sexual harassment. Even when a sexual harassment victim continues to endure sexual harassment after lodging complaint, employers invariably attempt to persuade courts they are… Read More »
Must Employers Distribute A Sexual Harassment Policy To Employees?
Through their decades of experience representing sexual harassment victims, our sexual harassment lawyers in Marion County, Florida know that employers routinely argue that they are not liable for any sexually harassing behavior in the workplace because they maintained a sexual harassment policy prohibiting sexual harassment. Under federal employment discrimination law, employers must exercise reasonable… Read More »
Are Employees Protected From A Supervisor’s Sexual Behavior After Ending A Consensual Relationship?
Through their decades of experience representing sexual harassment victims, our sexual harassment lawyers in Marion County, Florida know that a common employment law myth is that employees are not protected from sexual harassment from a supervisor with whom they have had a consensual sexual relationship. An employment law myth perpetuated by employers who routinely… Read More »
Can Workers Still Prove Age Discrimination When Factors Other Than Age Influenced The Employment Decision?
Having litigated age discrimination cases in Florida courts for more than two decades, our age discrimination lawyers in Marion County, Florida know that a common employment law myth is that to succeed on a claim of age discrimination, employees must show that age was the only factor in the employer’s decision-making process. In perpetuating… Read More »
Should Employees Trust The Findings Of Employer Sexual Harassment Investigations?
Having represented sexual harassment victims for more than two decades, our sexual harassment lawyers in Marion County, Florida have learned that the rights of sexual harassment victims are rarely vindicated by employer investigations into their sexual harassment complaints. In the substantial majority of employer sexual harassment investigations, the findings are there is no evidence… Read More »
Can Unwanted Requests For Dates Contribute To A Sexually Hostile Work Environment?
For more than twenty years, our sexual harassment lawyers in Citrus County, Florida have litigated sexual harassment cases in Florida courts. Through their decades of experience representing sexual harassment victims, our sexual harassment attorneys in Inverness, Florida know that a common employment law myth is that unwanted requests for dates do not constitute conduct… Read More »
Sweeping Sexual Harassment Complaints Under The Rug: The Employer’s Bad Faith Investigation
Through their decades of experience handling sexual harassment cases, our sexual harassment lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that employer investigations of sexual harassment claims are often conducted in bad faith. In far too many cases, an employer’s sexual harassment investigation is conducted in manner intended to provide the employer with factual and legal… Read More »
Can A Co-Worker Watching Pornography At Work Create A Sexually Hostile Work Environment?
Having fought for the rights of sexual harassment victims for more than twenty years, our sexual harassment lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that employees are frequently exposed to pornography in the workplace. For example, employees may be exposed to pornographic materials posted in the workplace. Likewise, employees may be exposed to pornographic materials… Read More »
Can A Single Incident Of Unwanted Sexual Touching Make A Work Environment Hostile?
Through their decades of experience handling sexual harassment cases, our sexual harassment lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that employers defending against sexual harassment claims invariably attempt to set the bar for a hostile work environment too high. In order to create a hostile work environment, employers contend that sexual harassment must involve more… Read More »
Can Sexual Harassment Over The Course Of Just One Day Create A Hostile Work Environment?
Having represented sexual harassment victims for more than two decades, our sexual harassment lawyers in Marion County, Florida know that employees routinely argue that a sexually hostile work environment claim fails as a matter of law unless the harassment involves repeated conduct occurring over a series of days or even years. In the absence… Read More »
