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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Category: Sexual Harassment
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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Interns Can’t Sue for Sexual Harassment on the Job | NJ Sexual Harassment
A federal court in New York ruled last week that an intern at a TV broadcasting company could not sue for workplace sexual harassment under New York state and city laws because she was not paid and therefore not an employee. See Wang v. Phoenix Satellite Television. The intern alleged that the...
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Retaliatory Harassment by Coworkers Violates NJ Whistleblower Law
An employee named Howard Flecker filed a claim against his employer for unpaid wages. The employer then sent all employees a memo that everyone's hours (and, therefore, pay) would be cut because of his unpaid wages claim. The New Jersey Appellate Division...
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