Laws against sexual harassment are designed to protect you from your boss, your co-worker, or customers at work.Both men and women can be sexually harassed.Someone of the same or opposite sex can sexually harass you.
Federal Law
The federal law prohibiting sexual harassment in the workplace is Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended.The law makes certain employers responsible for preventing and stopping sexual harassment that occurs on the job.
Title VII applies to private and most public employers, labor organizations, employment agencies, and joint employer-union apprenticeship programs with 15 or more employees.
California State Law
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits sexual harassment in employment.FEHA applies to private public employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, state licensing boards, and state and local governments that have 1 or more employees.Unlike Title VII, FEHA provides protection against sexual harassment for persons who provide services pursuant to a contract.
Other State Laws
Like California, most states have a law that makes sexual harassment and other forms of sex discrimination ” illegal.Equal Rights Advocates” Advice and Counseling Line can refer you to a local attorney (see Resources section).
Retaliation is Also Against the Law
Not only is sex harassment against the law, but so is retaliating (taking revenge) against someone for complaining about sexual harassment or for participating in an investigation of sexual harassment. Examples of retaliation include: you complain about sexual harassment and are made to take an unpaid leave of absence, although the harasser continues to work; after you write a letter describing sexual harassment that you witnessed, you are reassigned to a less desirable position in the same or different department. If your employer retaliates against you for complaining about sexual harassment or for participating as a witness in an investigation of sexual harassment, you may take any or all of the steps suggested below (see “What You Can Do” section).
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I need legal help and advice for a acse involving the union president and myself he was told once on the clock in his office not to touch me he was massaging my shoulders I asked him to stop and not to do it again I tlod him that I was married and I informed of my religious beliefs my actual words were that I am save and married and to stop. The second incident occured after I was issued a letter of removal and the union lost my case this meeting was in regards to me coming back to work is what I requested of him. He made inappropriate comments about how I looked and how I was dresssed. The last meeting I had with him was about one to two weeks later when he asked me to expose myself to him by unfastening my clothes I replied no. These comments were all unwelcome and I asked several times of him to stop.
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