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...
Category: Sexual Harassment
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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What is Harassment and What is NOT?
If you feel you are being harassed at work, it can be difficult to tell whether you are experiencing illegal harassment as defined by law, or if you feel hurt or offended by behavior that may be wrong, but is...
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New Jersey Sexual Harassment Help
Have you been sexually harassed in NJ?
Many people talk about harassment at work or a hostile work environment. But the legal definition of these terms is very different from the ordinary understanding. The law defines sexual harassment as severe or persistent abuse directed at a worker (usually a woman) because of sex or gender...
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