You don’t have to put up with Sex Harassment
State and federal law prohibit your employer from subjecting you to unwelcome behaviors that make it difficult for you to do your job. Harassment based on your gender is illegal. Yet the overwhelming majority of women who suffer from harassment at work try to ignore it in hopes it will go away.
Harassment can include unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature are linked to employment or career advancement.
Here are the theories of sex harassment
Quid pro quo: Your boss suggests that you will get a promotion if you accept his sexual advances.
Hostile work environment: When the work environment is toxic due to sexual slurs, pornography, or hostility to you because of your gender, you may have a case for hostile work environment. If you are suffering from harassment at work, please call the office. We may recommend that you make a written complaint and can guide you through the process. The written complaint, whether through email or text message, serves as proof that you complained, something employers often deny later in the process. Quitting is almost always a mistake.
In order to prove a case of harassment, we need to show the behavior was unwelcome.
Same-sex sexual harassment: This also violates the law.
Contact us with your questions about sexual harassment.
O'Brien & Marquard, P.L.C. will assert your rights against your employer. Call our Davenport, Iowa office at 563-265-2392 or contact us online to schedule a consultation.