Sexual Harassment

The unfortunate reality of the workplace is that sexual harassment exists. This is a broad problem with significant and damaging consequences, but in many environments, victims of this abuse do not receive the same attention and justice. Perceptions of sexual...

Federal laws protect workers in New York from sexual harassment, but state laws are also in place to help prevent it in the workplace. It is important that workers understand the different ways sexual harassment can occur and what to do when they face such harassment...

Proving any type of harassment is difficult, but pleading your case to prove sexual harassment can be very tough. Often, the laws concerning this type of harassment do not help. That is why New York lawmakers made changes to the state's law. The New York City Equal...

The common assumption is that sexual harassment in the workplace follows the paradigm of a male harasser and a female victim. Nevertheless, according to PsyPost, male victims are responsible for between 16% and 17% of all sexual harassment complaints. In other words,...

Sexual harassment can be difficult to recognize. The law takes into consideration the severity of the offense and the frequency of the behavior. For example, an isolated incident or an offhand comment at your expense may not be enough for you to lodge a sexual...

Statistics show that only a small number of those who experience work-related sexual harassment in New York or across the nation ever come forward and report it. Many workers neglect to call attention to what is happening to them because they are fearful of the...

If you have recently experienced sexual harassment at work, you need to immediately assess your options. The impact of experiencing sexual harassment could affect you in many ways, causing high levels of anxiety and even depression. In addition, you could have a sense...

Sexual harassment includes, among many other behaviors, unwanted verbal, physical, and visual sexual advances from one person to another. Unfortunately, this is relatively common in the workplace, either between co-workers or between supervisors and subordinates....

As you navigate your daily workload, you may not expect to have to deal with sexual harassment from coworkers around you. Knowing the subtle signs that this issue is happening to you can help you know what steps to take next. Inappropriate conversations and statements...

In the modern workplace, more and more things have gone virtual in recent years. Because of that, some of the problems of old workplaces have cleared up. However, new problems have also been created, and old problems have changed and continue to persist. This,...