Los Angeles Employment Lawyers Represent Victims of Workplace Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment in the workplace is illegal. The Los Angeles law firm of Taylor & Ring represents many working women who were the targets of sexual harassment or misconduct in the workplace by their boss, supervisor, co-worker or even an important customer. Our lawyers are very experienced in handling these cases.

Two types of sexual harassment in the workplace

Typically, sexual harassment can come in one of two forms. First, there is "quid pro quo" harassment, which means a boss or supervisor pressures a subordinate to engage in some form of sexual behavior in exchange for a raise, a promotion, or a desired position in the firm. The subordinate is often pressured into submitting to the boss's sexual advances because of the looming threat that she will lose her job if she doesn't play along. Another form of sexual harassment is "hostile work environment" harassment. This is the work environment where unwanted sexual pranks, jokes, inappropriate sexual banter or sexual comments, and crude practices make it next to impossible for a worker to do her job. Both forms of sexual harassment are illegal, and therefore actionable in a courtroom. The Los Angeles lawyers at Taylor & Ring are very experienced in handling these cases.

Sexual harassment occurs in all settings

Our law firm has represented women and men who have been sexually harassed by their bosses or supervisors or co-workers. Men can obviously harass women. But, we also see more and more cases of men harassing men, and women harassing women. Sexual harassment is obviously not limited to any particular workplace or industry. Taylor & Ring has represented employees who were victims of harassment or a hostile work environment at the following types of companies or industries:

• Entertainment industry
• Movie studios
• Law firms
• Accounting firms
• Health care industry
• Investment and brokerage firms
• Real estate companies
• Industrial companies
• Fortune 500 companies
• Small businesses

Remedies for sexual harassment

If you were sexually harassed and perhaps even fired for not "playing along" or being a "team player," or you were forced to quit because you just could not take the daily harassment anymore, you can recover the following damages in your wrongful discharge case:

• Lost wages from the past
• Lost wages into the future
• Lost benefits
• Emotional distress damages
• Punitive damages (to punish the company)
• Attorneys' fees

Contact our Los Angeles lawyers who specialize in representing female and male workers and employees who suffered the loss of a job or a demotion because a supervisor or boss or co-workers were engaged in acts of sexual harassment in the workplace.

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