Camden County Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment Attorney

The Law Office of Leo B. Dubler can provide you with legal help with sexual harassment law in Camden County in New Jersey.
 

Are You Being Sexually Harassed in Camden County?

Sexual harassment, generally speaking, is a behavior that would change the terms and conditions of employment. Men and women alike are victims of sexual harassment, which can take many forms. A common mistake that people might make is to think, "There's nothing I can do about it. Who's going to believe me?"

Title VII of the civil rights act of 1964 prohibits discrimination by covered employers on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Title VII also prohibits discrimination against an individual because of his or her association with another individual of a particular race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

The most obvious form of sexual harassment involves touching in the form of unwelcome sexual advances, but touching is not required for a sex harassment charge. The advances may come from bosses or co-workers, and they may or may not involve stated benefits in return for sexual favors.

According to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), sexual harassment resulting in a hostile or offensive work environment can include:

• Being the target of sexually-oriented jokes or pranks
• Being touched, grabbed or whistled at
• Sexual advances
• Quid pro quo offers
• Requests for sexual favors
• Other verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature
• Art or profanity placed or said in public workspaces
  

Proving that the harassing conduct was severe enough to alter the working conditions and to create an abusive work environment involves meeting both a subjective and an objective standard. The subjective standard means that the victim found the conduct to be bad enough to interfere with his/her ability to do the work. The objective standard involves testing whether a reasonable person in the same position would have thought the conduct severe or pervasive.
 

What Should You Do?

Even if you are not sure what form of sexual harassment has happened, as soon as possible, after the incident has happened, record the date, time, place, and who was present.  Be as detailed as you can about what was said and what was done. If you need to file a claim, this record will be very important to the case.

Write up a complaint and give it to a supervisor or manager, following the company sexual harassment grievance policy if there is one. Keep a copy of the complaint for your records. If the problems persist, keep recording the facts, because it may be time to talk to attorney Leo B. Dubler about your Camden County sexual harassment lawsuit.
 

Sexual Harassment: Myths & Mistakes

If someone tried to tell you one of the following whoppers when you spoke up about being sexually harassed, it’s time to take action:

• “You asked to be sexually harassed with provocative clothes/behavior.”
• “If you really wanted to discourage the sexual harassment, you could.”
• “Most people who complain of sexual harassment are lying”
• “Just ignore it – it will go away by itself.”
• “You can’t be sexually harassed – you’re a man and she’s a woman.”
• “It was probably just a harmless flirtation.”
• “It can’t be helped – eventually it happens when people work together long enough.”
• “He/she didn’t really want to sleep with you, so it doesn’t count.”
• “This sexual harassment stuff is really just demonizing normal behavior between people.”
• “You can’t complain to management yet; you have to directly confront the person who is harassing you first.”
  

Be careful who you get advice from about your complaint.  Co-workers and managers will have different points of view; some will want you to drop your complaint because it’s less troublesome for them.  Get all the facts you need from a skilled and experienced lawyer who can help you assess your case.

Call an experienced Sex Harassment Lawyer in Camden County

To learn more about your rights, please call toll free # 1-866-679-4553, or fill out our online contact form, to schedule a consultation and case evaluation at our law office, if you have experienced some form of sexual harassment misconduct.