While harassment in the workplace violates the Civil Rights Act, Americans With Disabilities Act and Age Discrimination in Employment Act, employers, supervisors and colleagues may still feel like they can get away with it. Harassment makes your workplace hostile, but...
Harassment At Work
What conditions contribute to a hostile work environment?
Even if you love your career and enjoy your job, working around people who harass you can jeopardize your productivity. If repeated attempts to address the problem do not work, you may have no choice but to leave your job which could have a detrimental impact on your...
What is a hostile work environment?
A work environment is crucial to a worker's ability to accomplish their job in a time-efficient way that is up to workplace standards. A peaceful, calm and nurturing work environment full of encouragement will often result in happy workers who produce higher quality...
Sexual harassment victims often face termination, retaliation
Everyone has the right to feel comfortable in their Florida place of business. However, many workers across all industries find themselves victims of on-the-job sexual harassment. While sexual harassment alone may lead to a toxic work environment, many victims of it...
What constitutes sexual harassment in the workplace?
In the workplace, you have a right to a safe environment, free of discrimination and harassment. No matter who you are, a supervisor, employer or colleague cannot harass you based on your sex. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, harassment...
Determining if harassment is illegal
A negative work environment can make every area of life less enjoyable, and it can even cause serious physical and mental health issues. While anyone should be able to go to a supervisor or human resources department and discuss ways to eliminate negativity in the...