Sexual Harassment

The issue of whether federal law prohibiting sexual harassment included situations where both parties are of the same sex was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1998. In the case deciding the issue, all the justices agreed that same sex harassment violated Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. Since then,

Have you received unwanted sexual comments, jokes, or advances at work? Was a significant employment decision such as a promotion denied (or granted) based on your rejection (or acceptance) of a sexual advance? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, you are likely the victim of sexual harassment as defined by the

Does your supervisor have a habit of promoting people who are less qualified than you are into positions for which you have applied? Does he make jokes about the competence of women and how they perform at work? Federal laws (and some state laws) make it illegal for employers to deny benefits to someone solely

Employer Seeks Dismissal of Discrimination Case, Tampering With Company Computer Alleged Claims and counter-claims are part of the litigation process. A California federal court judge will need to consider alleged sexual harassment by an attorney, with the victim being an attorney, retaliation and possible destruction of evidence. Both sides carry the burden of proving the