Employment Sexual Harassment is Illegal; It could be a Fortune 500 company, a plush department store, a large supermarket or even a tiny owner-operated bodega; it could also be a nanny or housekeeper in a personal home. No matter what sort of atmosphere you work in, it\u2019s your job.\u00a0 You provide services; and for those services you receive compensation. \u00a0The average person spends a great deal of time at work throughout the day and throughout the week, therefore it\u2019s only fair that he or she is entitled to perform their job in a peaceful work environment free of sexual harassment. A coworker complimenting another person\u2019s clothes is not necessarily sexual harassment however when that coworker comments on another\u2019s clothes in a sexual nature, that is crossing the line to possible sexual harassment. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia Sexual Harassment Attorneys Employment Sexual Harassment is Illegal; It could be a Fortune 500 company, a plush department store, a large supermarket or even a tiny owner-operated bodega; it could also be a nanny or housekeeper in a personal home. No matter what sort of atmosphere you work … Continue reading “A Closer Look At the Victim of NYC Sexual Harassment”<\/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":"A Closer Look At the Victim of NYC Sexual Harassment","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,4,7,9,11,14],"tags":[24,49,12],"class_list":["post-941","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","tag-new-jersey-sexual-harassment-attorneys","tag-new-york-city-sexual-harassment-attorneys","tag-philadelphia-sexual-harassment-attorneys"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941","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=941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.discriminationandsexualharassmentlawyers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nNow you may be thinking that at your job there are several people you may not get along with.\u00a0 There\u2019s \u201cBobby the brown-noser\u201d and \u201cSusie the wanna-be supervisor\u201d and a few other co-workers that you find it extremely difficult to be around and complete your job in a congenial surrounding. But that\u2019s not exactly what I\u2019m referring to.
\nI\u2019m actually speaking of those things in which the law dictates as being against the law.\u00a0 As an\u00a0New York City, Nueva Jersey <\/a>& Philadelphia sexual harassment<\/a> and employment law attorney, I have seen countless cases of both men and women who have endured months or even years of illegal conduct such as sexual harassment and employment discrimination\u00a0imposed on them by their employers – the very employers they have trusted to have their back and protect them while they perform their jobs. Sexual harassment<\/a>, discriminaci\u00f3n<\/a> in any form; and\/or retaliation<\/a> for reporting such behavior\u00a0is not only illegal, but it\u2019s also completely unacceptable in the eyes of the law.<\/p>\nKnow the signs of New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia Sexual\u00a0Harassment<\/h2>\n
\nMaking a joke or two at work does not always constitute harassment however; a joke that is sexual or has sexual undertones; or constant jokes about race, age, or gender-based jokes certainly need to be evaluated further.
\nSexual harassment may not always be so subtle. Of course the harasser can come on quite strong by making requests for sexual favors or unwelcome sexual advances.
\nWhen the conduct affects the employment of an individual, creates a hostile work environment or interferes with the employee\u2019s work performance, it violates the law that was set up to protect him or her from this type of treatment.
\nOftentimes the victim who has unwillingly been dragged into the midst of these unethical acts by a supervisor, a coworker or someone else goes through various feelings of guilt and feelings of being powerless.\u00a0 He or she may not only suffer mental distress but may also become emotionally unsettled and agitated.\u00a0 That individual may go through anxiety, sleep disturbances, and\/or denial and a host of many other feelings may plague the victim as well.
\nHere at the Derek Smith Law Group, we would like to let you know that as New York City\u00a0sexual harassment and employment law attorneys, we do care and we will fight on your behalf to get you justice in your sexual harassment lawsuit.
\nRemember in any circumstance at your job, if it feels uncomfortable to you, affects your job performance or is causing you mental distress, you need to seek the professional advice of an NYC sexual harassment and employment law attorney.
\nFor a FREE Consultation in New York, New Jersey or Philadelphia schedule a free consultation with a sexual harassment attorney at the Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC in New York City, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Miami. You can reach us online or by calling 877-469-5297.\u00a0 Our\u00a0employment law attorneys handle cases involving sexual harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, wage and hour disputes, EEOC claims and other employment-related lawsuits. We serve clients throughout New York, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. We also have offices in New Jersey, Philadelphia and Miami to serve you.
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