Sexual Harassment

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Indiana Civil Rights Commission prohibit activities that create a hostile work environment. One such activity is displaying offensive images or materials in the workplace. This is considered workplace...

If you experience sexual harassment on the job, your first instinct may simply be to tell the person that you do not appreciate this unwanted conduct and that it needs to stop immediately. You may decide that you are going to have this conversation with them before...

If you have experienced sexual harassment on the job, you may want to make a report with human resources or even start a lawsuit. But both can become complex because these are often cases where the victim will claim the harassment took place, and the other person will...

Most people know that sexual harassment in the workplace is prohibited. Those who engage in it generally either don’t consider what they’re doing to be harassment or believe they can get away with it. What fewer people – including too many employers – don’t realize is...

You believe that you are experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace. Maybe a coworker has made rude comments about your appearance, your body, your sexual preferences, your partner or other things of this nature. It makes you feel uncomfortable, and it can...

A coworker comes to your cubicle at the end of a Friday and asks you if you’d like to go out sometime for a drink. They say that they think the two of you have a connection and they’d like to get to know you better. But you’re not sure exactly how to navigate this...

One excuse that people sometimes use when accused of sexual harassment is to claim that it was a consensual relationship. They may say that they were in a romantic relationship with their coworker and that both people wanted to be in that relationship at the time,...

People sometimes say that the customer is always right. This adage is meant to foster a supportive attitude among those in customer-facing positions even when customers are unreasonable.  However, there are plenty of customers who may try to abuse their perceived...

When someone suffers sexual harassment on the job, they may not report it right away. It may take them a few months or even years. Sometimes, one report will lead to others, with more employees saying that the same things have happened to them, perhaps over decades of...

All workers have the right to work without having to worry about sexual harassment. While most people know that things like groping or trying to exchange work perks for sexual favors are illegal, some may not realize that it’s possible to be sexually harassed in more...