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Employers – Use These 23 Sexual Harassment Stories To Avoid Being Sued

Your best defense is using these tip-offs to spot the hidden cancer in your Hilton Head workplace

By Linda Klingman - http://hrcoastal.com/

You know it’s happening. Don’t you?

You might have even had this happen to you.

That silent business-killer…

That Harvey Weinstein look-alike stalking your female employees. Waiting his next chance to grab some skirt while literally plunging your firm into huge legal trouble …with likewise huge legal defense liabilities.

Just the sort of trouble that can and often does spell the end of an otherwise viable profit making venture.

You see, when the pervert strikes his prey within the walls of your workplace YOU are the top name on the lawsuit document you just got served with.

Now brace yourself for the 5 figure check you’re about to write simply to start your legal defense.

Never mind the victim settlement you will most likely decide to pay to quietly keep this public relations nightmare from destroying the same reputation you spent decades to establish, not just in your local community but inside your now stressful office environment.

What to do?

Join the trend of those of us fellow business owners by:

Watching aggressively for the telltale signs so you can carefully identify the stalker.
Proactively consult with the employee or employees you suspect are being stalked.
Document the activity until you have enough evidence to prove an action of a firing.
Then make your move.

It doesn’t matter if your business is like mine in the Bluffton or Hilton Head Island, South Carolina area, workplace harassment has no territorial limitations.

These perverts are literally in every State, town, school, church, and business. There is no way to hide from it. That’s why it is critical that you become proactive BEFORE that dreaded legal process server comes knocking.

If you ever are sued by a victim you will then have a strong defense. Your attorney will love you for it.

And beyond the fear of a lawsuit, by taking these proactive actions you just might save the potential victims from being harassed in the first or second place, the best scenario of all.

Learn How To STOP business-killing lawsuits before they strike you by reading “The 5 Proven Ways To Stop Workplace Harassment Lawsuits Before They Are Filed”. Call (843) 816-4985 now to receive your FREE copy of the eBook by mentioning Promo Code “NoLawsuit45”.

Listen to these inside stories as told by workplace victims themselves, your best chance to then spot this stalker so you can get him where he can serve society best… in the jail house!

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Arm yourself, and by default your firm and your employees.

To help you prepare your defense strategy, I have prepared a simple-but-vital checklist procedure that will absolutely be your lifeline on the subject that I will give you FREE for the asking.

Call me and ask for you our FREE ebook “The 5 Proven Ways To Stop Workplace Harassment Lawsuits Before They Are Filed.

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Linda Klingman is an expert Hilton Head / Bluffton, South Carolina human resource consultant. Her practice is dedicated to advising businesses of all sizes around the potential pitfalls associated with employee relations and management procedures. She is currently offering private complimentary consultations. Contact her at

HRCoastal

Bluffton, SC

Email: lklingman@hrcoastal

Phone number: (843)816-4985

Employers Beware! Use These Sexual Harassment FAQ’s To Stop Huge Litigation Against You

Learn How To STOP business-killing lawsuits before they strike you by reading
“The 5 Proven Ways To Stop Workplace Harassment Lawsuits Before They Are Filed”. Call (843) 816-4985 now to receive your FREE copy of the eBook by mentioning Promo Code “NoLawsuit4

Employers Beware! Use These Sexual Harassment FAQ’s To Stop Huge Litigation Against You

Your best defense is using these tip-offs to spot the hidden cancer in your Hilton Head, Bluffton or Savannah, GA workplace

Linda Klingman
http://hrcoastal.com
843-816-4985

Sexual harassment is a type of sex discrimination that breaches Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including state and local governments. It also involves employment agencies and to work organizations, as well as to the federal government.

Uninvited sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when this conduct clearly or implicitly affects an individual’s employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual’s job performance, or produces an aggressive, hostile, or offensive work environment.

What is considered inappropriate sexual behavior?

Sexual harassment consists of quid pro quo harassment or a hostile or offensive work environment. Sexual harassment is any kind of sexual conduct that is uninvited and/or inappropriate for the work place. Sexual harassment can take many forms: verbal harassment, including inappropriatesexual jokes, visual harassment, drawings, emails, physical harassment, and sexual favors.In addition, it comes in the form of sexual advances, confrontation with sexual demands (quid pr quo sexual harassment).

Exactly who can be held accountable if I am the victim of sexual harassment at the office?

Both the employer and employees will be heldaccountable for sexual harassment.

What is the definition of quid pro quo sexual harassment?

Quid pro quo sexual harassment takes place when a manager or someone with authority over your job demands sexual favors from you in exchange for a raise or some other benefit, including maintaining your employment. The request for sexual favors can be a direct question like;”If you have sex with me, I will give you a raise or higher position in the company,” or it can be implied from a physical contact such as touching or fondling.

What must I verify to win in a cause of action for quid pro quo sexual harassment?

You need to show that a boss or someone with authority over your job, retention of your work, a job advantage (more money or some other unique benefit), on your acceptance of sexual conduct. You have to show that the harasser is someone with authority who can affect conditions of your employment. You also have to prove that the sexual behavior was undesirable.

What To do If I believe I am the target of sexual harassment?

If you do not complain to the employer, the employer can successfully stand up for itself from responsibility by arguing that it was not knowledgeable about the problem, and therefore was unable to remedy the problem. If the problem is not remedied, you may wish to talk to an attorney for advice on how to file an official grievance with the correct federal or state or city agency. You may still want to speak with an attorney before you file the complaint with the company to ensure that it is communicated appropriately.

Keep a report of the occasions surrounding the sexual harassment, include the date, time, place, and who was present. Your notes may become very important in litigating the case, but bear in mind that these notes may be required to be turned over to the employer during the discovery phase of litigation. Check the company’s employee handbook, if one exists, to determine if the company has a procedure for handling sexual harassment complaints. If the company has a procedure for filing a sexual harassment complaint you must comply with it.

Need help to stop these menaces?

Call Linda Klingman, HR Expert
843-816-4985

How can I validate that the sexual conduct was uninvited?

The sexual conduct must be unwelcome. You may show that the conduct was unwelcome by showing that you: explicitly rejected his/her sexual advances; you endured emotional distress; your work performance deteriorated; you avoided the harasser; you told friends and/or family members of the harassment; and you told a company representative of the harassment. Each case is different and your case may or may not include some of these examples.

What must I present in order to recover damages for a hostile work environment?

You must show that the undesirable sexual behavior was so severe and pervasive that it “affected your conditions of employment by creating an unfit and psychologically abusive work environment.” The employer can be held liable if he/she knew or should have known of the harassment and failed to take prompt restorative steps to stop the harassment.

How can I prove that the harassing behavior was serious or pervasive enough to alter the working conditions and create an abusive environment?

The objective standard is met if a Court determines that a “reasonable person in your position” would have considered the conduct severe or pervasive. Under the subjective standard, you must have actually found the conduct sufficiently severe or pervasive to interfere with your work environment.

What types of damages can I get back if I am successful in illustrating sexual harassment?

A Court may order the company to: stop the harassment; pay lost wages and other job-related losses. For example, promotions, or favorable work status you lost because of the sexual harassment; pay compensation for physical, mental and emotional impairments; pay punitive damages; pay your lawyers’ fees and expenses associated with litigating your case.

Contact her at
HRCoastal
Bluffton, SC
Email: lklingman@hrcoastal
Phone number: (843)816-4985

Employers – Use These 23 Sexual Harassment Stories To Avoid Being Sued

Your best defense is using these tip-offs to spot the hidden cancer in your Hilton Head workplace

Employers Beware! Use These Sexual Harassment FAQ’s To Stop Huge Litigation Against You

Employers Beware! Use These Sexual Harassment FAQ’s To Stop Huge Litigation Against You

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