Every employee deserves a safe work environment free of harassment and other forms of discrimination. Unfortunately, workplace harassment remains a problem. It can come from superiors, co-workers and even customers. Employers have an obligation to investigate and...
Quid pro quo is a term that doesn’t always relate to sexual harassment. But in terms of employment issues, it’s a term that is used very often in this context. It refers to a specific type of sexual harassment that someone may experience, especially when there is a...
Sexual harassment in the workplace is a profoundly distressing violation that can have significant emotional and professional impacts. Understanding the rights that are in place for victims of such acts is crucial for recovery and justice. Victims can navigate a...
A coworker becomes interested in you, but you don’t share their feelings. You try to just ignore it at first, but then they directly ask you if you’d like to go on a date. You feel very uncomfortable with the exchange, and you turn them down. This may have made you...
Everyone should feel safe in the workplace, but one may be denied this right by experiencing sexual harassment. Kentucky state law prohibits unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual acts of favors, reciprocal favors (quid pro quo sexual harassment) and other...
It’s easy to assume that sexual harassment in the workplace is usually about sex. And there are certainly cases in which it is, such as when one coworker wants to date another and will not stop asking them to go on a date. The first time is not harassment, but the...
Employers have a duty to create safe workplaces for their employees. Unfortunately, despite years of awareness campaigns, sexual harassment is still rampant in most Kentucky workplaces. If you are sexually harassed at work, both state and federal laws permit you to...
Sexual harassment comes in numerous forms, with all of them being unacceptable and unlawful in the workplace. There is often a power element to sexual harassment, which is why the perpetrator can often be a supervisor, team leader or boss. Quid pro quo harassment...
When asked to consider what workplace sexual harassment looks like, most people envision a male superior taking advantage of a female subordinate. While this is a common form of sexual harassment, it is far from the only way it occurs. The victims of sexual harassment...
Many people don't report sexual harassment. Much of the time, if they are later asked why they didn't report it, they say that they didn't think anyone was going to believe them. If you're worried about this, one thing to do is simply to gather evidence in advance....
