Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment in the workplace is strictly prohibited. However, studies consistently find that it is also underreported. Many people experience harassment and never speak up or take any other steps.  One potential reason why this happens is because they are...

One key component of many sexual harassment cases, at least when they take place on the job, is that there is a power imbalance between the two people who are involved. In most cases, the harasser has a greater level of power than the victim. They are intentionally...

Like many legal terms, quid pro quo has its roots in Latin. Roughly translated, it means something for something else.  In other words, this term refers to an exchange. Two things that have equal value are being swapped. If someone proposes a quid pro quo arrangement,...

Workplace harassment comes in many forms, from discrimination to retaliation and even unsolicited sexual advances. If you are a victim of these or any other types of workplace harassment, you have the right to seek justice through legal action. One possible outcome...

Most people think they have a clear idea of what sexual harassment looks like in the workplace. However, sexual harassment is not always black and white. Unfortunately, when it comes to sexual harassment, many people do not report it or make a claim. Some people fear...

Employees have a right to a Washington work environment that is free from sexual harassment. They also should not have to worry about losing their jobs or facing adverse treatment for reporting wrongdoing that takes place where they work. Yet, many American employees...

If you are a woman with a job, you probably are no stranger to sexual harassment. After all, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has addressed at least 6,500 sexual harassment complaints each year...

Regardless of where you work and the job you do, you should never have to put up with sexual harassment. Unfortunately, though, sexual harassment remains pervasive in Washington and across the country. If you become a victim of sexual harassment at work, you may...

Being a witness to any type of wrongdoing in the workplace can place you in an uncomfortable situation. However, when wrongdoing involves sexual advances, inappropriate flirtations, crude words and other forms of sexual harassment, you may feel too embarrassed on your...

In the current age, work from home (WFH) environments has dominated the general workspace. As more people continue to join mobile workforces and adapt to work environments that largely happen online, old problems associated with in-person workplaces fade and new...