Colton California Sexual Harassment Attorney
Do you live or work in Colton California? Colton California is located in the heart of San Bernardino County, which is home to many California employers and employees. Colton California is home to many large and small California employees. If you have you been the victim of sexual harassment in the workplace? Unfortunately, sexual harassment in the California workplace is very common. Woman and men are targeted on a daily basis and are the recipients of unwanted sexual advances, comments, and in some cases physical touching. There are all types of sexual harassment in the workplace like male on female, female on male, male and male, and any other combination that you can think of. All California employee's are protected from work place abuses such as sexual harassment and the creation of a hostile work environment. If you are the recipient of sexual harassment in the workplace or you aren't sure if what you are experiencing is sexual harassment please call our Colton California sexual harassment law office. We always provide a FREE phone consultation and during this consultation we can discuss your employment rights as it relates to sexual harassment.
Are you the victim of unwelcome advances and or sexual harassment in the workplace? Has your Colton California employer failed to provide a sexual harassment free workplace? If so, your Colton California employer may be violating California employment law as it relates to sexual harassment. The law offices of Ryan P. McClure is a law firm dedicated to helping individuals bring legal claim against their employers for sexual harassment and other employment claims. We accept sexual harassment cases throughout California and Riverside & San Bernardino counties. Our main office is located in Ontario California and we regularly accept sexual harassment and sexual assault cases in San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, and Los Angeles Counties. We always offer a FREE consultation so feel free to call us to discuss your California sexual harassment claims.
Retaliation for Reporting Sexual Harassment to your Employer
Many current Colton California employees are scared to report the sexual harassment and the hostile work environment to their employer for fear that they will be fired, discharged, or retaliated against for reporting such conduct. California law protects individuals that present sexual harassment claims to their employers. You cannot be retaliated against, terminated, or harassed on the basis of your sexual harassment complaints. However, most employees are still not comfortable with making a complaint. If you are uncertain as to whether you have a legitimate sexual harassment claim against your boss. owner, manager, or employer call us today to discuss your potential case.
California Sexual Assault in the Workplace Lawyer
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or EEOC defines sexual harassment as follows:
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when (1) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment, (2) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual, or (3) such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) defines sexual harassment as follows;
“harassment” because of sex includes sexual harassment, gender harassment, and harassment based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Sexually harassing conduct need not be motivated by sexual desire. (Gov’t Code § 12940(j)(4)(C).)