Sexual harassment happens in workplaces throughout California every day, despite clear laws prohibiting such conduct. Each person has a different experience when it comes to harassment, but workplace sexual harassment generally falls into one of two types of claims: hostile work environment and quid pro quo harassment. Read on to learn more about each type…

When a coworker or someone else in your workplace is making unwanted sexual advances, it can quickly create tension between you and others, and it can lead to a hostile work environment. This is a problem that many people face at work, however, and there are steps you can take to try to stop the…

There are two types of workplace sexual harassment that are prohibited by California and federal employment laws: harassment that creates a hostile work environment and “quid pro quo” harassment. Quid pro quo means “this for that” in Latin, and this type of harassment involves someone making sexual requests in exchange for impacts on the victim’s…

The Problem When the Time’s Up movement started in 2018, it shed public light on what many people in the workforce already knew – sexual harassment is a serious problem in employment in the United States and, for a long time, such harassment was grossly underreported. One study that followed shortly revealed that: 81 percent…

Harassment that occurs in the workplace can lead to an environment where workers feel unwelcome and unable to perform their jobs in a safe manner. In a hostile work environment, employees may be the victims of unwanted sexual attention and harassment, racial slurs, and other inappropriate conduct. You should not have to deal with a…

Despite the significant progress that has been made in recent years, discrimination and harassment – of various types – continue to occur in workplaces throughout the State of California. Workplace discrimination includes not only racial discrimination but also discrimination based upon gender and sexual orientation. Workplace harassment includes not just sexual harassment but also physical…