Defining Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment is defined as any unwelcome contact or conduct on the basis of gender which impacts a person's job. The legal sexual harassment definition does not limit sexual harassment to conduct that is of a sexual nature.

Sexual Harassment of Men

Men filed 12,700 sexual harassment cases in 2009.  The majority of sexual harassment lawsuits are filed by women.  However, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission statistics...

Evidence in a Sexual Harassment Case

Sexual harassment typically occurs in a private setting with no eyewitnesses. Sexual harassment that occurs in a public setting at the workplace is typically viewed by co-workers as being consensual...

Workplace Sexual Molestation

In some instances, sexual harassment in the workplace may rise to the level of sexual molestation, which is a crime.  Many entities, including private businesses, educational institutions, and governmental agencies have a zero-tolerance policy for sexual molestation, often referred to as sexual abuse. 

New Jersey Sexual Harassment Laws

Sexual harassment is a violation of New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination.  Sexual harassment consists of unwanted sexual advances by either a co-worker or a supervisor.  The...

Settlement of Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Must be Made Public

In Asbury Park Press v. County of Monmouth, the Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that the County's settlement of a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit must be made...

Recognizing Employer Workplace Retaliation

Company retaliation is any adverse action taken by an employer against an employee or former employee because they exercised their rights under anti-discrimination...

Stalking Harassment Defenition and Examples

Stalking is a relatively new crime in which an offender engages in a clear pattern of conduct, which in the offender follows, harasses, or threatens...

Sexual Assault Crime

Sexual assault generally refers to any crime in which the sex offender subjects the victim to sexual touching that is unwanted and offensive. Sexual assault can also include lower levels of sexual misconduct.  These crimes can range from sexual groping...

Defining and Preventing Sexual Harrassment Claim

Sexual harassment in the workplace is illegal.  Handling sexual harassment incorrectly can subject the employer who ignores it to severe penalties.  Your harassment response and preventing it is crucial as employment environments...