Sexual harassment claims have definitely broken through the stereotypical notion in past years. The number of nontraditional cases are on the rise, causing an increased rate of sexual harassment cases in Los Angeles.
Our Beverly Hills sexual harassment attorneys urge you to report all uncomfortable behavior to your employer and make sure they take the proper actions to resolve the situation. Reportable behavior does not necessarily have to be of a sexual nature, it can include offensive remarks about a person's sex as well, reports The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity C omission (EEOC).
The EEOC notes that sexual harassment can occur under various circumstances, including but not limited to:
-The harasser can be anyone in the workplace; a supervisor, a co-worker, and agent of the employer, a non-employee.
-In order to be considered an act of sexual harassment, the harasser's conduct must be unwelcome.
-The harasser can be male or female and can harasser a member from either sex.
-The harasser does not have to be the person who is being harassed, but it can be anyone that is offended by inappropriate conduct.
The EEOC adds that sexual harassment includes not only unwelcome sexual advances, but requests for sexual favors and other physical or verbal harassment of a sexual nature.
In the 2008 fiscal year, the EEOC heard nearly 14,000 reports of sexual harassment, recovering nearly $50 million in benefits for victims and other affected individuals.
A telephone survey reported by Sexual Harassment Support reveals that, of 783 workers polled:
-7 percent of male employees reported being harassed at work.
-62 percent of victims took no action.
-41 percent of men reported to have been harassed by another man.
-31 percent of female employees had reported to have been harassed at their workplace.
-100 percent of the women said the harasser was a man.
-59 percent of men reported to have been harassed by a woman.
Here is a fact sheet for employees for preventing sexual harassment.
If you need to speak to a sexual harassment attorney in Orange County, contact the California Legal Team at (310) 497-0321 to discuss your rights.
