Sexual Harassment
If you feel that you have been or are being harassed, contact the Law Offices of Lauren Goldberg, PLLC. There are federal, state and city laws that prohibit sexual harassment. New York City sexual harassment laws are particularly expansive and liberal for employees. Sexual harassment usually comes in two forms. The first form is where the employer demands sexual favors in exchange for raises, promotions, or benefits. Or alternatively, the employer threatens to fire or take some other adverse action against you if you do not submit to some sexual favor. This type of sexual harassment is known as Quid Pro Quo sexual harassment. The second form of sexual harassment is when the employee encounters a sexually hostile environment based on jokes, comments, offensive sexual acts, or any type of unwanted physical touching. At the Law Offices of Lauren Goldberg, PLLC, we fight vigorously so that you do not have to be subjected to work environments that foster or ignore such conduct.
You should report sexual harassment to your employer. Find out what your employer’s policy is for reporting sexual harassment and follow the procedure. Your employer should take your report seriously and do a thorough investigation. If you feel that your employer retaliates against you after reporting any incident of sexual harassment, you have may an entirely separate legal claim for retaliation. Employers are not allowed to take negative adverse actions against you for reporting sexual harassment.