Sexual Harassment

California state laws prohibit sexual harassment. Pursuant to the Fair Employment and Housing Act, courts recognize two types of sexual harassment: (1) quid pro quo sexual harassment and (2) hostile work environment sexual harassment.

Quid pro quo sexual harassment occurs when an employee’s employment is conditioned on the submission to unwelcome sexual advances. Hostile work environment sexual harassment arises whenever unwelcome verbal, physical, or visual conduct of a sexual nature unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment for the employee.

If you are a current employee subjected to sexual harassment, we can help you with making a complaint that will trigger an immediate investigation by your employer.  We can work with you through the complaint process to ensure that the harassment stops immediately and that no harassment or retaliation occurs in the future as a result of your complaint.

If you are currently suffering at work in a hostile work environment or you have been fired as a result of making a complaint of harassment you should not delay seeking advice of an attorney. There are short statutes of limitation that can bar your claims if you do not file appropriate and timely claims with California’s Department of Fair Employment & Housing or the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Advantage Law Group has significant experience protecting the rights of employees who have experienced sexual harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, and other adverse actions based upon their sex. We handle negotiations, mediation and litigation on behalf of employees throughout California.

You may feel like you have no form of recourse; this is not true. Even if we are unable to file a sexual harassment lawsuit on your behalf, we may be able to help in other ways. In some cases, we may be able to negotiate a severance agreement on your behalf. In other cases, a client may have a claim for unpaid overtime. If you retain our firm, we will determine what legal recourse you may have and aggressively protect your rights and interests.

It is important to note that you must make a complaint of discrimination with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing within one year from the last act of discrimination in order to preserve your rights and your ability to bring an action against your employer if you have faced these adverse conditions in the workplace. By contacting an attorney as soon as you can, you can meet this strict time limit.

Advantage Law Group has three office locations — San Diego, Orange County, and the Bay Area. We protect the rights of employees throughout California. If you have been treated unfairly or illegally at work because of sexual harassment, call (800) 507-9470 to schedule your free case evaluation with an employment law attorney.

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