Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Lawyers

California law provides some of the strongest workplace protections in the nation but it takes an experienced attorney to help you fight for your rights.

Have you been a victim of hostile work environment sexual harassment at work in a current or past position? If you have experienced harassment related to sexual advances, unwanted physical contact (groping, grabbing), verbal conduct (remarks, innuendo, slurs, taunts, ridicule), digital harassment (emails, images), or general harassment (offensive gestures), then you may be a victim of hostile work environment sexual harassment and protected under federal laws.

In United States labor law, a hostile work environment exists when one’s behavior within a workplace creates an environment that is difficult or uncomfortable for another person to work in due to discrimination. Common complaints in sexual harassment lawsuits include fondling, suggestive remarks, sexually-suggestive photos displayed in the workplace, use of sexual language, or off-color jokes. Small issues, annoyances, and isolated incidents typically are not considered to be illegal.

To be unlawful, the conduct must create a work environment that would be intimidating, hostile, or offensive to a reasonable person. An employer can be held liable for failing to prevent these workplace conditions, unless it can prove that it attempted to prevent the harassment and that the employee failed to take advantage of existing harassment counter-measures or tools provided by the employer.

Our attorneys are devoted to employee representation for all types of workplace sexual harassment.