Restaurants throughout Southern California are getting the wrong kind of media attention. Story after story highlights restaurant workers who are standing up and fighting back after experiencing sexual harassment. In one example, Swami’s Café and Honey’s Bistro owners...
Sexual harassment on the job by a supervisor, coworker, or even a third party such as a client or customer, is a violation of federal law and of many state and local laws. Sexual harassment can occur between members of the opposite sex, or it can occur between members...
Your job is important, and you may enjoy performing it most of the time. When something happens that makes you feel uncomfortable around another person at work, it may change all of that. Is there something you can do about it? Sexual harassment can occur in ways that...
These days, harassment in the workplace persists but takes a different form than what some people may expect. As the workplace continues to turn toward digital facets, harassment often takes digital routes, too. This goes for just about any kind of harassment. So what...
If you are a victim of sexual harassment in the workplace, you will want to gather evidence to prove your case. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission explains sexual harassment includes any type of actions that make you uncomfortable because they relate to...
Workplace harassment affects men and women and comes in varying forms. From discrimination to unwanted sexual advances, harassment leads to a toxic work environment. Sometimes it is easy to recognize. Other times, it can be more nuanced. Regardless of form or...
After dealing with struggles with sexual harassment at work, you may not know what to do. The reasons why some people hesitate to report incidents often vary. In some circumstances, there could be very real barriers that make you hesitate to report this harassment to...
With Pride month in full swing, there is much for the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate. For example, according to the Movement Advancement Project, 22 states and the District of Columbia explicitly prohibit discrimination based on a person's sexual orientation or gender...
When people think about sexual harassment, they often think of women as the victims. However, men have increasingly become victims of workplace sexual harassment as well. What may seem like a crime against women, sexual harassment is seen across genders and industries...
In California, employees are protected from sexual harassment in the workplace by the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) (Labor Code secs. 12900 -12996.) There are various types of sexual harassment. It usually includes either - Unwanted sexual advances, or -...