Sexual Harassment

Sometimes people have a natural attraction and start a relationship. While workplace romances can be complicated, when the feeling is mutual then people can enjoy them. However, when one person is forcing their sexual feelings and desires onto another person, the...

Sometimes it seems as if sex is everywhere in today's culture. While that may be true for pop culture, unwanted sexual behavior has no place in California workplaces. While sexual images may be pervasive on television, in movies and in music, California employees do...

While it may be common for people to make sexual jokes or comments to their friends or family, sexual jokes, comments or images are almost never appropriate at work. Despite this fact, sometimes sexual innuendo, or sexually explicit behavior makes its way into the...

Sexual harassment at work is unacceptable. No California worker should feel like they need to tolerate inappropriate and unwanted sex advances in the workplace. Under California employment laws, sexual harassment includes a variety of behavior, not just physical...

Readers of our California employment law blog may be interested to learn that a former aid recently filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the mayor of San Diego. Despite taking a pay cut, the former aide was enthusiastic at the prospect to work for the mayor....

The agriculture industry is big business in California and a driving force in the state's economy. However, workers in the farm field are often subjected to dangerous working conditions for little pay. Furthermore, new studies have shown that many female farm workers...

A former police dispatcher has sued the city of Newport Beach in the Orange County Superior Court recently claiming sexual harassment. The woman claims that several employment laws were broken by the Newport Beach police chief while she was employed. According to the...

Sexual harassment is a major problem in the American workforce. In recent months, there have been numerous reports of sexual harassment in both private and public institutions. Despite ongoing attempts to curb such behavior, and existing employment law, women and men...

California laws protect employees from having to tolerate unwanted sexual advances in the workplace. When employees are subjected to unwanted sexually explicit comments, touching, jokes or images they have the right under employment laws to complain to their employers...

No employee should be subjected to sexual harassment at work. Not only does sexual harassment create a hostile work environment, it breaks employee laws. California employers who allow or engage in sexual harassment can be liable for damages to the employee.Recently,...