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Cross Border Sexual
Harassment
The personal
injury lawyers at Brett & Coats represent
victims of sexual harassment who seek prompt,
fair and just compensation for injuries caused
by the actions of others.
We practice throughout Washington state and can
meet with clients in:
Bellingham or Vancouver, British Columbia,
Mount Vernon, Anacortes, or Friday Harbor,
Seattle, Tacoma, or Eastern Washington.
Not only is sexual harassment an attack on the
dignity of the individual, it is against federal
and state law. Every person has the right to
work or learn in a non-threatening, non-coercive
atmosphere of mutual respect. Victims of sexual
harassment may face humiliation, loss of
dignity, loss of morale, absenteeism,
psychological injury, physical injury, or damage
to their career and professional reputation.
The personal injury lawyers at Brett & Coats represent victims of sexual harassment
throughout Washington state. Sexual harassment
victims may be entitled to recover compensatory
damages including retroactive pay, future
economic losses, emotional pain, suffering,
inconvenience, mental anguish and loss of
enjoyment of life.
If you have been the victim of sexual harassment
in the workplace, your rights have been
violated. Please contact
the attorneys at Brett & Coats today. We
have the sensitivity and experience to guide you
as you seek justice. To learn what we have been
able to recover for other victims of sexual
harassment, visit case
results.
SEXUAL HARRASSMENT
In Fiscal Year 2004, the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
received 13,136 charges of sexual harassment.
15.1% of those charges were filed by males.
Sexual harassment is defined as any unwelcome
sexual advance, request for sexual favor or
other unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a
sexual nature. Actions that may constitute
sexual harassment include but are not limited
to:
- requests for
sexual favors,
- hugging,
rubbing, touching, patting, pinching or
brushing another's body,
- inappropriate
whistling or staring,
- veiled
suggestions of sexual activities,
- requests for
private meetings outside of class or
business hours for other than legitimate
mentoring purposes,
- use in the
classroom of sexual jokes, stories or images
in no way germane to the subject of the
class,
- remarks about
a person's body or sexual relationships,
activities or experience, and
- use of
inappropriate body images to advertise
events.
Under Federal law
there are two different sets of legal grounds
for claiming sexual harassment: Quid Pro Quo and
Hostile Work Environment. In Quid Pro Quo
harassment, a person in authority, usually a
superior, demands sexual favors of a subordinate
as a condition of obtaining or keeping a job
benefit. In Hostile Work Environment cases, a
co-worker or supervisor engages in unwelcome and
inappropriate sexually based behavior, creating
a workplace atmosphere of intimidation,
hostility or offensiveness. Those who are
harassed may even have to decide between their
jobs and their own safety.
When an employer fails to establish an explicit
policy against sexual harassment and does not
provide an effective grievance procedure that
enables victims to complain to someone in
authority who will investigate and remedy the
problem, the employer may be found negligent and
liable for damages.
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU
If you're being sexually harassed in the
workplace, its time to get help and fight back.
Brett & Coats can help to support you
through this difficult process and ensure that
you receive prompt, fair and just compensation
for your suffering. Since employers and their
insurance companies know our firm's
determination to litigate cases when a
settlement offer is inadequate, we are usually
able to resolve sexual harassment claims through
negotiation. Call the attorneys at Brett & Coats PLLC today at 360-714-0900, or
1-800-925-1875, or contact us via our online
form.
Click
here for frequently asked questions about
Sexual Harassment.
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