{"id":281,"date":"2014-07-04T19:29:08","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T19:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/?p=281"},"modified":"2020-01-13T11:13:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T11:13:40","slug":"why-sexual-harassment-doesnt-get-reported-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/why-sexual-harassment-doesnt-get-reported-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Sexual Harassment Doesn\u2019t Get Reported in NYC?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sexual harassment is one of those problems everyone knows exists, but not everyone wants to talk about it. Unfortunately, countless instances of sexual harassment do not get reported every year because people are afraid to speak out. They fear the consequences \u2014 or worse they don\u2019t even know fighting back is an option.<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Many reasons workers don\u2019t speak up against sexual harassment include fear of:<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Retaliation\" href=\"https:\/\/discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/employment-law\/retaliation\/new-york-city\/\">Retaliation<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 you might be afraid of losing your job, being demoted, or experiencing a loss in pay.<\/li>\n<li><b>Mistreatment<\/b> \u2014 you could be in danger of further torment from your harasser or his\/her allies<\/li>\n<li><b>Embarrassment <\/b>\u2014 you may be scared to reveal humiliating details, or being \u201couted\u201d as a victim<\/li>\n<li><b>Being the center of gossip<\/b> \u2014 a risk you might take is people finding out about the harassment and talking about it around your workplace.<\/li>\n<li><b>Not being believed<\/b> \u2014 you might anxious about being accused of making up lies or stories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to fearing the emotional and financial consequences of reporting sexual harassment, employees might just not know their legal rights. Perhaps you were not adequately trained, are unsure of reporting policies, or your employer does not have a proper complaint system in place.<\/p>\n<h3><b><i>You don\u2019t have to fight back against sexual harassment alone<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Just because there are reasons to not report sexual harassment doesn\u2019t mean you should not take charge of your emotional well-being and professional future. A seasoned <a title=\"NYC sexual harassment lawyer\" href=\"https:\/\/discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/employment-law\/sexual-harassment\/new-york-city\/\">NYC sexual harassment lawyer<\/a> is your ultimate ally. Your attorney can fight back when no one else can. Your lawyer can ensure you are not retaliated against, and receive proper compensation for your agony and torment.<\/p>\n<p>The Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC handles a multitude of cases that involve sexual harassment in Manhattan and the greater New York City area. For further information, please feel free to call us at 800-807-2209 for a free consultation or email at dtslaws@msn.com.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sexual harassment is one of those problems everyone knows exists, but not everyone wants to talk about it. Unfortunately, countless instances of sexual harassment do not get reported every year because people are afraid to speak out. They fear the consequences \u2014 or worse they don\u2019t even know fighting back is an option. Many reasons &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/why-sexual-harassment-doesnt-get-reported-in-nyc\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Why Sexual Harassment Doesn\u2019t Get Reported in NYC?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Why Sexual Harassment Doesn\u2019t Get Reported in NYC? | Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,4,7,9,11,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment-discrimination","category-employment-law","category-new-jersey-lawyer","category-new-york-city-lawyer","category-philadelphia-lawyer","category-sexual-harassment"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}