New York City Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Lawyers
It’s true that in many areas of life, you have to give something to get something. However, there’s a world of difference between trading your time, experience or labor to move up in the world, and being forced to trade sexual favors and your body. You don’t have to stand for that, and we won’t either.
At Eisenberg & Baum, LLP, we are attorneys in New York City with extensive experience pursuing the most distressing, damaging and devastating of claims. Our clients are both men and women, facing serious employment and sexual harassment problems. We demand justice for our clients and aggressively pursue their rights in all cases.
What Is Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment?
The scenario mentioned in the opening is sexual coercion and a type of harassment known as “quid pro quo sexual harassment.” These matters are instances where advancement in your job are held up for sexual favors.
People who suffer these sorts of abuses and harassment could come from any background and work in any industry. All it takes is a significant power imbalance, and a person willing to make horrible choices for their personal enjoyment.
However, there can be a challenge in recognizing an instance of quid pro quo sexual harassment. If you believe you may be a victim, we are available 24/7 for a free consultation about your case.
What Are Examples Of Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment In The Workplace?
Workplaces are inherently intimate places. You spend an inordinate amount of your life at work and with your co-workers. Indeed, many relationships begin at work, and many start between supervisors and their direct reports.
That is not an example of sexual coercion or quid pro quo sexual harassment. The types of violations we’re referring to when talking of these instances can be:
- A manager requiring a date before approving a vacation
- A co-worker only giving access to work-vital products if given explicit photos
- An employee facing threats of firing unless they provide sexual favors
- An employee told they must attend work functions as a supervisor’s date
- Threats of blacklisting without performing sexual acts
There are many ways that situations may come about. However, there is one fact above all: you don’t have to stand for or live with it.
We take cases nationwide and provide our clients with the insightful, aggressive representation they deserve after having their livelihood threatened in such a terrible way.
When Can You File A Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Claim?
Filing for a quid pro quo sexual harassment claim is necessary when you’ve experienced any form of sexual coercion at work. If you’ve felt threatened because you spurned an advance or felt undermined because of a similar reason, you may have a case.
Quid Pro Quo sexual harassment cases are extremely complex and can take time to come to a resolution. But we are attorneys you can trust to go the distance in just these cases of workplace sexual harassment.
What Is The Time Limit For Filing A Quid Pro Quo Harassment Complaint In New York City?
If you have a sexual harassment case at any time, you have 300 days to file a complaint with the EEOC and one year to file a complaint with the NYS Division of Human Rights. You may also pursue compensation in court.
The clock begins at the incident, so if you have any doubts about whether you want to pursue compensation you have some time. However, that time may move more quickly than you could possibly even imagine. Or something uncomfortable happened to you and you weren’t sure it was harassment. It costs you nothing to tell us your story in a free consultation.
What Evidence Is Needed To Prove Quid Pro Quo Harassment?
A sexual harassment case is a civil case, and we will seek monetary compensation for your suffering. In civil cases, the burden of evidence is “a preponderance of the evidence,” meaning that it must simply be more likely than not that the harassment occurred.
The evidence that can support this claim could be:
- Text messages
- Voice mails
- Emails
- Witness testimony
Any information or evidence you have that you were propositioned at work is what you need to produce.
Who Can Be held Liable In A Quid Pro Quo Harassment Case?
The individual who harassed you, obviously, would be a target in the case. You could also pursue your employer who may not have acted on suspicions or even your own words in bringing this to their attention. It’s possible to hold even company leadership accountable for the environment of harassment.
How Eisenberg & Baum, LLP, Sets Itself Apart
Our firm’s goal is the complete and total commitment to your case. We take pride in being as aggressive as you need to secure compensation. That aggression is built on the core ideals of our firm: Everyone deserves an advocate.
Every single day of your life you face small injustices, things you just have to live with. Workplaces are full of them. But those small pains and difficulties at work do not need to condition you to accept large, unforgivable violations.
We are powerful advocates for our clients because we understand where they’re coming from in these cases. A person suffering from quid pro quo sexual harassment has their livelihood and body under threat. It is hard to imagine from the outside. It’s a suffering you do not deserve. But we will fight for you and take that fight directly to the person who has infringed your rights.
Free Consultations For Any Case In The Nation
We are in New York City, but we take cases nationwide. We want you to call us and tell us your story, and for that reason we’re willing to talk to you when it works for you, at absolutely no charge. Call us at or send an email using this form.