Sexual Harassment Basics
All Sexual Harassment Basics Articles
Sexual Harassment at Work
Generally, harassment is any offensive behavior. It is triggered by practically anything that a harasser could see on the victim.
Women in Sports: A Hotbed for Sexual Harassment Cases
Barely a week after football Hall of Famer Brett Favre was fined by the National Football League (NFL) $50,000 for “failing to cooperate” in an in...
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 de...
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 ...
Sexual Harassment Stalking Determination
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...
Criminal Sexual Assault
Sexual assault generally refers to any crime in which the sex offender subjects the victim to sexual touching that is unwanted and offensive. Sexual...
Criminal Sexual Predator
Sexual Predator is a term that has come to mean many different things depending upon the situation in which it is used. It has been used to define ...
Sex Ed Class Topics and Discussions
Sexual Education or sex education is the process of teaching persons about sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, reproductive health, sexual interco...
Defining Sexual Molestation and Awareness
Sexual molestation is usually associated with the sexual exploitation of children although a sexual molestation can refer to other forms of sexual ab...
Student Sexual Harassment
Any “unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature” a student receives is sexual harassment.
Can I Afford a Sexual Harassment Lawyer?
I have been practicing employment law for more than 25 years. For the first 16 years, I mainly represented the employer. For the last 9 years...
Hawaii Sexual Harassment Law: Hostile Work Environment
A work environment is considered "hostile" under both Hawaii and federal law when sexual behavior is severe or pervasive enough to alter the complai...
and Physical Harassment at School
Sexual harassment at school is a common problem for students at all levels of education from elementary school through graduate school and many ...
Voluntary Sexual Harassment
When you are at work and you are having sexual relations with your employer, it can become very complicated to know whether or not you are a part of...
Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Claims
Sexual harassment is a form of gender discrimination that creates an abusive, hostile, and intimidating work environment to its target. This act usua...
Online Sexual Harassment
With the way that modern technology works, people now have the ability to talk not only over the phone, through note or in person but also over the ...
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
The workplace is the most common backdrop for sexual harassment complaints and lawsuits.
Sexual Harassment Law
Yes. Sexual harassment statutes are on the books in various forms in all states, usually modeled on the Federal law, but extending the same rights t...
Sexual Harassment Terms
Abuse: Any type of treatment that is harmful, injurious, or threatening. Confidentiality: An agreement that the information that you share with someo...
Statistics
Approximately 15,000 sexual harassment cases are brought to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) each year. According to the EEOC, the...
