When a coworker or employer engages in unwanted physical contact with you, it is a case of workplace sexual harassment. But what about situations when no one touched you? Is it possible for someone to suffer from sexual harassment when no one physically contacted...
Workplace harassment
How employers must protect from customer harassment
All too often, our view of sexual harassment in the workplace is a picture of a male employer and a female employee. However, it’s important that we widen that view to the reality that many people experience. Harassment can involve any genders and any role. In many...
Sexual harassment suit settled for $1.8 million
Though he and his businesses have packed their bags and left California, they cannot escape the recent settlement of a lawsuit here. Though Lee William "Bill" McNutt and his investment firm and direct mail company have departed the state, they will still have to pay...
Workplace sexual harassment: where is the line?
Sexual harassment, in any form, is never acceptable. In the workplace, committing or falsely accusing someone of such an offense can lead to penalties, a firing, and the possibility of legal consequences for severe acts. The question is, where's the line in the sand?...