Recognizing and Reporting Workplace Harassment in New Jersey
Did you know that most working women — and many men — in this country have experienced workplace harassment? Unfortunately, it’s no wonder why. For too long, power has gone unchecked,...
What is Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment and How to Handle It
You may find it shocking to learn that nearly 40% of all women experience sexual harassment in the workplace. Nearly 15% of all men find themselves in the same situations. Eliminating...
Which Behaviors in the Workplace Count as Sexual Harassment?
In the best-case scenario, you enjoy your job and have a collegial relationship with your co-workers. More often, though, people consider their jobs tolerable if the social environment is not...
Do I Need New Jersey Workplace Harassment Lawyers?
In the fiscal year of 2021, the EEOC reported that 2,279 charges of sexual harassment reached their desks. This number comprised 40.8% of all workplace harassment charges. Unfortunately, thousands of...
Hostile Work Environment
While bad management or rude co-workers may make a workplace uncomfortable, a hostile work environment requires certain characteristics. To meet this bar, there must be severe or pervasive harassment. This...
What Happens After I Report Harassment at Work?
No one likes a tattle tale, but it is not advisable to use your fists to stand up to bullies at work. Unfortunately, harassment and bullying take place in the...
Waitress and Waiter Sexual Harassment
The restaurant industry witnesses pervasive sexual harassment. Alarming reports suggest that up to 90% of women and 70% of men experience a form of sexual harassment in the restaurant industry....
Hotel Employee Safety
Spurred by the progress and changes happening to protect employees across the nation and the world, the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) is pushing for change in the hospitality...
New York Teacher Fired Over Topless Selfie
A New York woman who was fired from her job as a middle school teacher after a topless photo of her surfaced has filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the...
Suspended Police Officer Files Tort Claim
Last month, a suspended police lieutenant filed a tort claim against his former employer, the borough of Franklin, New Jersey. The lieutenant is seeking not only reinstatement, but $4 million...
Employees Forced to Crawl
A Zaozhuang City, China beauty company subjected some of its employees to a public spectacle that may qualify as a hostile work environment. Certain female employees that did not achieve...
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