San Jose Sexual Harassment Lawyers

Every employer is responsible for ensuring the workplace is free of unlawful harassment. Harassment in the workplace, at company-sponsored events, and on company time can lead to financial liability for employers and individual employees. While most companies have anti-harassment policies in their employee handbooks, this is not enough to protect a company from a costly sexual harassment lawsuit.

More Than 45 Years of Legal Experience

The success of a sexual harassment cases often hinges on what the employer failed to do. If you were sexually harassed at work, or if someone has made a sexual harassment complaint regarding your company, contact one of our experienced San Jose sexual harassment lawyers at Phillip J. Griego & Associates to discuss your case.

Sexual Harassment Can Take Many Forms

Sexual harassment isn't restricted to "quid pro quo" arrangements — for example, where the manager expects sexual favors in exchange for a job or a promotion, Sexual harassment can involve suggestive remarks, unwanted touching or inappropriate jokes in the workplace.

The Importance of Employee Handbooks

Companies are accountable for policies and procedures in the employee handbook. When a company fails to follow its stated procedures after an employee reports sexual harassment, a judge or jury is more likely to hold the company accountable.

If there is no employee handbook, the courts can hold employers responsible for failing to provide clear direction on what is and is not acceptable behavior and for failing to give employees a way to report sexual harassment complaints.

It is essential for companies and human resources departments to handle sexual harassment complaints effectively. Patterns of harassing behavior and appropriately documenting how the harassment complaint was handled can determine the outcome of a sexual harassment case.

If an employee contacts the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) about sexual harassment, the employer must answer questions, including when employees last received sexual harassment prevention training.

Contact Santa Clara Workplace Harassment Attorney Phillip J. Griego

For more information regarding sexual harassment and to discuss your case, contact Santa Clara workplace harassment attorneys at Phillip J. Griego & Associates. Now available to see clients in Alameda County and the East Bay Area, call (925) 364-4655.