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What exactly is sexual harrassment? How do I fight it? |
I worked as a Manager for a large car dealership in CT. THe owner started to email me that he wanted to meet me for drinks, he said if I played my cards right he would see I got places. I never responded to any of them. The last one said that my job was in jeopardy. I could not tell my General Manager, that is the owner's son-in-law. I quit the job and took one at less than half the pay. I am still very angry. I went to see a few lawyers who said I had a great case...but needed a large amount up front. I don't know what to do at this point. Please advise. Please don't make fun, this is serious to me. There are two types of sexual harassment: quid pro quo (this for that) and hostile working environment. Quid Pro Quo is a Latin term. Using this in the sexual harassment context means that the boss will do something for you, if you do something for him (i.e. sex for a promotion, raise, etc.). A hostile working environment is simply what it sounds like. Someone (not a boss) shows you (or others) offensive pictures (pornography) or says something offensive. It sounds like you have experienced the "quid pro quo" type of harassment. Did you print out copies of the emails? If so, that is good. Find an attorney who is willing to take this case on a contingency fee basis. There are some who deal with employment law (which this is) and would be willing to take it on a contingency fee basis. You will also need to file a claim with your state's commission which handles those types of claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) - this is what it is called in California; your state may have slightly different terminology. You may also need to file a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) if you think some federal rights have been violated. You only have a limited time to file these claims with the state and EEOC. thanks a big part of a sucessful case would be that you responded very clearly that the attention was unwanted and unwelcomed. If you had done that and the behavior had continued, you have a good case. If you said nothing and did nothing, you don't really have a good case--that doesn't mean you don't have every right to be flaming mad about the whole situation, it just means that it is legally not a very strong case. If you kept copies of all the e-mails, yes you have good case. Lawyers do cost so try to find one that won't hit you up front Using the "playing cards" analogy, you may have had a better hand you play if you had stayd there. If you hand demanded a meeting, and presented copies of all the emails. You go to the owner and explain the situation and show him the e-mails! He should be fired for that. How horrible, I'm sorry this happened to you :\ Check out the link below. |
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