{"id":376,"date":"2014-06-06T21:06:24","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T21:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/?p=376"},"modified":"2019-11-18T17:33:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T17:33:28","slug":"how-to-prevent-sexual-harassment-at-your-startup-or-new-business-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/how-to-prevent-sexual-harassment-at-your-startup-or-new-business-in-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prevent Sexual Harassment at Your Startup or New Business in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing is more exciting than bringing to life your own company. When starting a business, you want to make sure you cross all your T\u2019s and dot all the i\u2019s. In addition to a solid business plan, an Employer Identification Number, and an office location, you also need to make sure you have an anti-harassment policy in place. As the boss, you need to establish a positive atmosphere that discourages discrimination and unequal treatment. Unfortunately, NYC lawyers often see how oversights by new business owners can lead to scandals, lawsuits \u2014 and ultimately their demise.<br \/>\nIf you fail to implement anti-sexual harassment measures, you <a href=\"http:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2014\/05\/17\/heres-how-your-startup-can-avoid-sexual-harassment-claims-in-3-easy-steps\/\">might end up<\/a> like a few high-profile startups. A Square executive resigned amid reports of harassment. Playhaven and Sendgrid both terminated employees following an incident. And just last month, GitHub CEO Tom Preston-Werner stepped down after a very public discussion of unusual activity within the company.<br \/>\nYou can help prevent harassment on the job with a few simple precautions:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font: 13px\/16px Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px; color: #444444; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">\n<li><b>Anti-harassment policies.<\/b> Develop a comprehensive company handbook with specific, solid anti-harassment policies in place.<\/li>\n<li><b>Harassment reporting procedures.<\/b> If an employee has a complaint, ensure you have a formal complaint process for reporting and documenting claims.<\/li>\n<li><b>Employee training.<\/b> Hold training sessions which outline which behaviors are acceptable \u2014 and which are not.<\/li>\n<li><b>Set an example.<\/b> Maintain a professional vibe at your place of business. Treat each employee with dignity and respect. Make it clear you do not condone sexual harassment or any type of discrimination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are plenty of third-party consulting firms who can assist you in preventing inappropriate workplace behaviors. If a complaint does arise, do everything in your power to end the conduct, and adequately punish the harasser.<br \/>\n<b><i>Have you been harassed at work?<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nIf you have been the victim of sexual harassment at a new business or startup, don\u2019t take the abuse lying down. You deserve to fight back. Contact one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/employment-law\/new-york-city\/\">sexual harassment attorneys<\/a> right away. We serve clients in and around New York City.<br \/>\nThe Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC handles a multitude of cases that involve sexual harassment in New York City. For further information, please feel free to call us at 800-807-2209 for a free consultation  or email at dtslaws@msn.com.<br \/>\n&lt;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing is more exciting than bringing to life your own company. When starting a business, you want to make sure you cross all your T\u2019s and dot all the i\u2019s. In addition to a solid business plan, an Employer Identification Number, and an office location, you also need to make sure you have an anti-harassment &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/how-to-prevent-sexual-harassment-at-your-startup-or-new-business-in-new-york-city\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How to Prevent Sexual Harassment at Your Startup or New Business in New York City&#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":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7,9,11,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","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\/376","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=376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}