Workplace Harassment

Workplace sexual harassment may involve demands for favors in exchange for promotions or other job opportunities. It can also relate to the creation of a hostile work environment.  When one coworker or a group of other professionals makes the work environment abusive...

The Me Too and Time’s Up movements brought workplace sexual harassment into the open and provided people with the courage to speak out and hold offenders accountable. It spanned the globe and impacted every type of industry. Even though companies have come a long way...

Sexual harassment cases go unreported on a consistent basis. Some people never report them. Others come forward when they see similar reports in the news or from coworkers, but it may have been months or even years since the events in question took place. From the...

Most people understand that sexual harassment in the workplace is unacceptable and illegal. Both state and federal law prohibit misconduct on the basis of a worker's sex. Employees shouldn't face workplace mistreatment because of their sex. Awareness of sexual...

Workplace harassment can manifest in many forms. Sexual harassment is one of the most unsettling, as it may involve pervasive violations of an individual's dignity and rights. It can create a hostile and uncomfortable environment that can profoundly affect a person's...

Many Californians who aren’t of South Asian ancestry (and likely some who are) have no idea that caste discrimination occurs within the U.S. However, those who are of the Dalit caste have found that discrimination and harassment against them as members of what is...

As an employee, you deserve a safe and harassment-free work environment. Most employers make every effort to make this happen. However, an employment situation can get tricky when it isn’t employees who are engaging in unacceptable behavior. While most sexual...

For some people who have endured workplace sexual harassment, gathering evidence of the misconduct they have endured will be the biggest challenge as they prepare for litigation. For others, the hardest part of the process might be establishing the financial value of...

Many of us have had at least a few experiences with the playground bully. This would have been worse for some than others. What’s not in dispute is that the impacts of bullying can last a lifetime.  Unfortunately, bullying behavior does not end with adulthood, and it...

Most people think that workplace sexual harassment can only occur in the workplace – or at least while at a work event. If a colleague gets grabby at an impromptu Happy Hour gathering or the head of another department insists on dancing with you at a co-worker’s...