Sexual harassment is still a problem in workplaces across the U.S. and the State of New Jersey is no exception. This is true despite our advances as a society toward gender equally. It is true despite federal protections, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes...
Category: Sexual Harassment
Why Employees Fail to Report Harassment in the Workplace
Employees should not have to suffer harassment in the workplace. In fact, it is illegal. There are both federal and state legal protections in place to safeguard against such behavior. Unfortunately, harassment in the workplace is far too common despite the laws geared at preventing it from persisting in U.S. workplaces. Despite...
Holding Your New Jersey Employer Liable for Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment continues to be a pervasive problem in American workplaces. It is considered to be a form of unlawful discrimination pursuant to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. While most people will be able to recognize sexual harassment when they see it or experience it, holding an employer accountable for...
What is Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment?
Sexual harassment in the workplace can take many forms. It does not necessarily all look the same. Furthermore, some forms of sexual harassment may be more easily hidden or disguised than others. Quid pro quo sexual harassment can be one of the more easily hidden forms of sexual harassment, but it...
Types of Workplace Retaliation
Do you know there are laws in place to protect employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace? While many people may be aware of such laws, many are not as familiar with laws that protect employees from retaliation by an employer for engaging in a legally protected activity. We...
Employee Case Reinstated in Retaliation Lawsuit
Emiliano Rios, a paramedic for the Meadowlands Hospital Center in Secaucus, NJ, has alleged he was fired from his job for refusing to help his employer retaliate against a fellow employee who had filed a sexual harassment suit against the company.
He claims he was...
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Rights of Those Accused of Sexual Harassment
Harassment due to sex or sexual orientation is illegal due to both Federal and State laws in New Jersey. Nearly all employees have policies in place that provide guidelines that:
Prohibit sexual harassment.
Provide channels to report and investigate sexual harassment claims.
Requires action for violations of policy including termination.
Encourage victims of harassment...
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Senate Passed a Bill Overhauling Sexual Harassment Policies
The Senate passed a bill that overhauls its sexual harassment policies last month, holding Congress members personally and financially responsible even after their terms end for any alleged harassment toward a staffer or employee. The proposed change in policy was sparked not only by the national #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, but...
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The Consequences of Reporting Sexual Harassment
Why Women Suffer in Silence
Sexual harassment and gross misconduct are receiving lots of press and public attention. Thank the #MeToo movement and the associated #TimesUp follow-up. With the ever-increasing number of women speaking up now about dealing with past and present...
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The Effects of Sexual Harassment
With the vast number of sexual misconduct reveals and associated news stories in 2017 and the increasingly powerful #MeToo movement, sexual harassment is getting a lot of attention. A recent New York Times survey of 615 men found that close...
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