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....
Workplace bullying has become extremely common and can occur in any setting and industry. Unfortunately, some people don’t realize that bullying doesn’t always involve physical actions. It can also be verbal, psychological and non-verbal. If you have been a victim of...
In theory, federal and state employment laws, as well as the company's internal policies, protect you from sexual harassment on the job. Most companies proudly announce that they have zero tolerance for sexual harassment. In reality, it can be hard to prove sexual...
When you see reports of workplace sexual harassment on the news, it is generally against women. Yet that is only part of the story. Everyone and anyone could become a victim of sexual harassment. Everyone and anyone could be a perpetrator, although most people would...
Sexual harassment can be defined as any unwelcome and unwanted advance or conduct that interferes with an individual’s performance on the job or creates a hostile or intimidating work environment. Workplace sexual harassment is a violation of human rights and a form...
Sexual harassment in the workplace manifests in many forms, both subtle or obvious. When it happens, you can feel shocked, angry and helpless. For these reasons, most people fear talking about sexual harassment in the workplace for fear that the abuser may retaliate...
When most individuals bring up sexual harassment, they often think about women being on receiving end of undesired advances from a male colleague (even though men can be harassed by female co-workers or bosses, as well). The truth is that the perpetrator of sexual...
