Your workday no longer ends when you leave the office. In many high-pressure industries, you stay connected through texts, emails and social media long after business hours. When harassment enters these spaces, the line between professional and personal life...
Summer outings can be a powerful way to build workplace morale, especially when the venue feels special: rooftop lounges with skyline views, Hamptons beach rentals that turn into weekend retreats, or chartered boats that promise a few carefree hours on the water. But...
An internship can help you gain experience, make professional connections and explore possible career paths. At the same time, it may help to understand how sexual harassment can happen in the workplace and what options may be available if a problem arises. When you...
For decades, victims of workplace harassment across the United States have faced a daunting legal hurdle known as the "severe or pervasive" standard. Under federal law, an employee often had to endure a pattern of extreme hostility or a singular, traumatizing event...
No one should have to choose between their dignity and their paycheck. Unfortunately, too many New Yorkers end up in this situation when employers or colleagues subject them to unbearable workplace harassment. In such cases, you may have a constructive discharge claim...
When you head to work each morning, you expect a professional environment. Instead, you might face a barrage of obscene comments or unwanted sexual advances that leave you feeling shaken. These experiences often trigger deep psychological distress that follows you...
Sexual harassment can happen to anyone, in and out of the workplace. However, knowing who to report them to can be difficult if a co-worker harasses you outside of the office. The people you work with can create hostile work environments through texts, social media...
Sexual harassment remains a problem within the workplace. Although woman now constitute over half of college graduates many continue to deal with biases in the workplace – including sexual harassment. Not only unfair, but sexual harassment is also illegal. There comes...
Workplace sexual harassment remains a serious national problem, and New York City sees these trends as clearly as the rest of the country. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects workers from workplace discrimination that includes harassment involving...
Office holiday parties should be fun and relaxing, but sometimes things go wrong. When alcohol and a casual setting mix, boundaries can blur. If sexual harassment happens during a work-sponsored holiday event, both employees and employers may face serious...