Can I Sue For Sexual Harassment?
Our sexual harassment attorneys can guide you onto the right path including whether you should sue for sexual harassment, and just how much your case is worth. Sexual assault as well as verbal, physical sexual harassment, or harassing text messages from your supervisor, or manager are sufficiently aggravating that one’s emotional tranquility is interrupted if not destroyed. The levels of stress suffered by victims of sexual harassment are severe. Severe mental upset as a result of unwanted sexual harassment can also have physical manifestations such as high blood pressure, hair loss, changes in weight, skin problems, an inability to sleep, and teeth grinding to mention a few. If you have been through sexual harassment, it is time to sue if an experienced sexual harassment lawyer tells you that your situation amounts of what is called, “Actionable sexual harassment.”
When you call (909) 663-2100 you will connect with an experienced sexual harassment attorney. The sexual harassment lawyers at the Employment Lawyers Group have decades of experience helping victims of workplace sexual harassment. They understand how hard it was to go to work knowing sexual harassment might, or would occur.
Workplace sexual harassment takes many forms. Initially, victims of sexual harassment might not realize the intention of the sexual harasser. They might think the conduct was just being friendly. Others are shocked. The bizarreness and inappropriate nature of sexual harassment often blind sights victims who might wonder if it is really happening, or remain frozen not knowing what to do. All of this is uncomfortable Sexual harassment is about not being comfortable. It is important to address the problem of sexual harassment before victims become less comfortable in their own bodies. Unfortunately, many sexual harassment victims report they change the way they dress and look in order to deter clearly illegal sexual harassment. Our workplace sexual harassment lawyers understand your goals and fears.
This is How Sexual Harassment Damaged Some of Our Clients. These are settlements and not verdicts, our clients had to win in a jury trial:
- $1.052,000 present cash value for Sexual harassment in a warehouse
- $873,362 present cash value for sexual harassment at a truck stop
- $636,827 present cash value for sex and age discrimination of women
- $792,420 present cash value for sexual harassment at a gas station
- $622,000 present cash value for sexual harassment of a delivery driver
- $315,000 Sexual harassment of a lesbian woman by straight man)
- $360,000 present cash value for sexual harassment & employment termination
- $463,000 present cash value for sexual harassment in a supermarket
- $271,000 present cash value for two kitchen workers sexually harassed
- $303,575 present cash value for sexual harassment by store customers
- $286,831 present cash value for male-on-male sexual harassment in arbitration
- $270,000 present cash value for acts of sexual harassment by CEO
- $250,000 sexual harassment by a restaurant manager
- $246,000 present cash value for sexual harassment by a registered sex offender
- $190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding industry
- $185,000 For sexual harassment of a woman 35 years older than the harasser
- $233,878 present cash value for sexual harassment of an eight-teen year old restaurant worker
- $180,000 sexual harassment of a woman by a much younger janitor underneath her
- $175,000 for sexual harassment by a manager at a storage facility
- $150,000 Sexual harassment by a manager of an adult daycare program
*Past success is not a guarantee nor prediction of the value of your case.
- $1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two plaintiffs
- $875,000 For 4 oil field service industry workers whose times worked were not recorded on timesheets and were on-call
- $800,000 Controlled stand by class action settlement
- $800,000 Failure to pay prevailing wage to maintenance technicians on state property
- $800,000 For mis-classified independent contractors
- $775,000 For small class action of employees not allowed meal breaks or cell phone reimbursements while caring for dependent adults
- $750,000 Disability discrimination settlement for employee who had heart problems
- $750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement
- $675,000 Sexual harassment in a warehouse
- $672,500 For sexual harassment at a truck stop
- $625,000 Whistle blower wrongfully terminated for making safety complaints
- $539,584 Myles v. Wellpoint Termination of Employment Due to Disability and Workers Compensation Injury
- $510,000 Class action settlement of 125 workers on overtime claims
- $500,000 Unpaid days of work to 4 oil rig workers
- $490,000 For sex and age discrimination of women
- $465,000 Sexual harassment at a gas station
- $460,000 Unpaid hours of work for security officers & PAGA Violations
- $450,000 Paystub violations
- $450,000 Settlement for 2 on-call workers
- $450,000 Being on controlled standby
- $430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles warehouse worker forced to violate her medical restrictions imposed by pregnancy
- $400,000 Following arbitration win for meal & rest breaks for 3 employees
- $400,000 Off-the-clock work for 5 employees
- $400,000 Recovery following arbitration win for 4 employees who worked off the clock
- $365,000 Sexual harassment of a delivery driver
- $365,000 After defendant lost their appeal - pregnancy case - Jury Trial
- $365,000 Vasquez v. Del Rio Sanitarium Pregnancy Discrimination Case - Following Jury Trial & Appeal
- $360,000 For missed meal and rest breaks, and overtime for 3 employees, and PAGA penalties for less than 25
- $350,000 For prevailing wage and paystub itemizations
- $350,000 For controlled standby and overtime for one employee
- $350,000 For 2 employees in the vacation rental business who worked off-the-clock, on-call & PAGA
- $350,000 To 2 employees in vacation rental business working off-the-clock overtime
- $350,000 Nurse mis-classified as independent contractor who was on-call
- $350,000 Due to fixed bonus pay not figured into overtime for a directional driller
- $350,000 For directional driller whose fixed rate bonuses were not calculated into his overtime rate
- $325,000 Sexual Harassment on a studio lot by manager
- $315,000 Sexual harassment of a lesbian woman by straight man
- $315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza delivery driver
- $307,345 For 2 hospital employees oncall
- $305,000 Failure to Reinstate Manager After 7 Month Disability Leave
- $305,000 For 2 IT trouble shooters oncall at a major hospital
- $305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people
- $302,000 Controlled standby pay for two telecommunication workers in a hospital
- $300,000 Verdict of punitive damages in wrongful termination case due to employee's refusal to work without rest breaks
- $300,000 Multiple Worker Claims for Unpaid Wages for Oil Gauge and Calibration Inspectors on Docked Coastal Vessels
- $300,000 Post trial verdict for wrongful termination settlement and minor rest break violations
- $275,000 Unpaid minimum wage, overtime double and double time due to on call work for two technicians at a radio/television station
- $270,000 Sexual harassment & employment termination
- $260,000 For controlled stand by pay
- $260,000 For sexual harassment in a supermarket
- $250,000 For 2 oil field service technicians not paid overtime
- $250,000 For whistle-blower about unpaid overtime
- $250,000 For radiology technician on-call and small PAGA group
- $250,000 Failure to accommodate physical therapy appointments following a stroke, pretextual job termination
- $250,000 Sexual harassment of union studio worker by supervisor
- $250,000 Sexual harassment of older straight woman by straight older woman in hospital
- $246,000 Breach of fiduciary duty arbitration award involving disability discrimination
- $235,000 Mechanic at car dealership not paid twice minimum wage, incentive pay not paid right
- $232,000 Male on male sexual harassment won at a binding arbitration
- $225,000 Sexual harassment by store customers
- $225,000 Sexual Harassment of a Waitress (No Termination Involved)
- $225,000 For two kitchen workers sexually harassed
- $206,151 Larson v. VXI Same Sex Sexual Harassment
- $205,000 Unpaid wages, overtime, labor code section 2699 penalties- arbitration award for multiple plaintiffs
- $205,000 For multiple plaintiffs
- $200,000 Acts of sexual harassment by CEO
- $200,000 For on-call work, retaliation, forced to quit security officer
- $200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA violations
- $200,000 For a worker fired due to medical issues & complaints of discrimination
- $200,000 For PAGA violations and sexual harassment
- $200,000 For a sales woman in her 60s, age discrimination
- $200,000 Race Discrimination towards Latinos
- $195,000 For Whistle Blower
- $193,500 Sexual Harassment by a registered sex offender
- $193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex offender
- $190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding industry
- $190,000 Sexual harassment without a job termination
- $185,857 Jewish lawyer discriminated against due to religion
- $185,000 For sexual harassment of a woman 35 years older than the harasser
- $182,500 Fired during cancer treatment
- $180,000 Controlled standby pay claims of oil field service employee
- $180,000 Cancer discrimination and termination due to recovery from cancer
- $180,000 Controlled standby pay
- $175,000 Sexual harassment of a part-time employee by manager, forced to quit
- $175,000 Failure to pay minimum wage
- $175,000 Wrongful Termination of Financial Whistleblower
- $175,000 PAGA settlement due to missed meal and rest breaks in a hotel’s kitchens
- $175,000 Unpaid overtime of 2 limo drivers of a small company
- $175,000 Sexual harassment lawsuit
- $175,000 PAGA settlement resort staff who worked off-the-clock
- $175,000 Minor issues of pregnancy discrimination in fast food restaurant, lack of rest breaks
- $174,250 Missed meal and rest breaks
- $170,000 Off the clock work by nonexempt administrator at non-profit
- $166,250 Racial harassment at a big box store
- $165,000 For a car dealership manager denied baby bonding and CFRA Leave
- $165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower
- $162,500 Failure to pay commissions, retaliation when went to Labor Board
- $162,000 Sexual harassment at a home owner’s Association
- $160,000 For 3 oil field employees denied meal breaks, worked off-the-clock
- $160,000 Sexual harassment by managers of car lot
- $160,000 Auto dealership sexual harassment by text message
- $155,000 Whistle blower at construction site
- $153,000 Camarillo woman demeaned due to her Christianity
- $150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery
- $150,000 Sexual harassment to two kitchen workers at a resort
- $150,000 Settlement for failure to reinstate after maternity leave
- $150,000 Wrongful termination of C.N.A. in assisted living facility who blew whistle
- $150,000 Sexual harassment followed by pregnancy discrimination in the parts department of a car dealership
- $150,000 Mental disability & termination of CFO
- $150,000 Sexual harassment by a manager of an adult daycare program
- $150,000 Job Termination of salesperson with cancer
- $150,000 Sexual harassment by a coworker and forced to quit due to slow sexual harassment investigation
- $150,000 CNA complained about rats
- $150,000 Cancer discrimination & wrongful termination of waitress
- $150,000 Forced to quit due to sexual harassment
- $150,000 Disability discrimination & termination
- $150,000 Job not held open during cancer treatment
- $150,000 Sexual harassment of an eight-teen year old restaurant worker
- $150,000 Cancer discrimination & termination of waitress Wrongful Termination of Site Manager
- $150,000 Big box retail employee fired for reporting manager making him work off-the-clock, no meal breaks
- $150,000 Wrongful termination of social worker reporting patient abuse
- $145,000 Settlement for an office manager whose Northridge employer would not allow her to take leave from work due to pregnancy
- $140,000 Not Accommodated and Fired for Mental Disability Leave
- $140,000 Off-the-clock work, breach of contract to pay hourly wage to nurse
- $137,930 Robinson v. Mantra - Binding Arbitration Award in a Pregnancy Discriminations
- $137,500 Failure to reinstate after FMLA
- $135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower
- $130,000 Employee fired for refusing to falsify records in lawsuit
- $127,500 Wrongfully terminated driver who complained his truck was unsafe
- $127,500 Illegally required medical examination adversely affecting a disabled employee
- $127,450 Improper inquiry about medical abilities
- $125,450 Retail sales manager terminated after complaining about national origin harassment by coworker
- $125,000 Non-payment of wages to CEO
- $125,000 Sexual harassment of a drug counselor
- $125,000 Minor sexual harassment
- $125,000 Pregnancy discrimination case & wrongful termination -
- $125,000 Breach of contract, unpaid wages in the web industry
- $125,000 Sexual harassment at a fast food restaurant
- $125,000 For employee who quit after being misclassified and not receiving overtime.
- $125,000 Wrongful termination
- $125,000 Wrongful termination & minor labor code violations
- $125,000 High tech employer stopped paying the agreed to sum
- $125,000 Age discrimination during layoff
- $125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination
- $120,000 Male on male sexual harassment Unpaid wages, overtime, labor code section 2699 penalties- arbitration award of over
- $120,000 For race discrimination
- $120,000 Unpaid wages for tow truck drivers
- $120,000 Racial Discrimination of a warehouse worker
- $120,000 Insurance professional terminated for taking California Family Care Leave (FMLA)
- $120,000 Sexually harassed maintenance supervisor by another male
- $117,702 Disability discrimination, FMLA, and termination of $10.00 an hour employee in binding arbitration
- $117,500 Pregnancy discrimination & termination ($24,000 loss of earnings)
- $115,616 Signal Hill Hindu made fun of due to his religion
- $115,000 Sexual harassment of car saleswoman & minor unpaid commissions
- $115,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination of customer service employee
- $115,000 Sexual harassment of car saleswoman minor unpaid commissions
- $112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker during trial
- $110,000 (minor lost wages) Cancer discrimination & employment termination
- $109,500 Unpaid prevailing wages for 2 employees of a small company
- $107,500 Wrongfully terminated security manager who let his subordinates know they had rights to meal breaks
- $105,500 Sexual harassment of a lesbian aerospace worker by a man who wanted to turn her straight
- $105,000 Overtime due computer professional
- $105,000 Fired After Depression Leave
- $103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant warehouse worker
- $102,500 Family Care Leave Act violations & termination ($20,000 loss of earnings)
- $102,500 Sexual harassment of a waitress (no termination involved)
- $102,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor
- $101,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor
- $100,850 Sexual harassment by restaurant manager
- $100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave
- $100,000 Wrongful termination of ambulance driver who blew the whistle
- $100,000 Termination of Mechanic’s Employment in Violation of California Family Rights Act (California FMLA)
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What Is Sexual Harassment?
Sexual harassment does not have to be based upon requests for romance, dates, or sex. It does not have to be based upon a physical attraction. Sometimes low-level supervisors, especially if they are new, are testing their power and control. Acts of sexual harassment are meant to show dominance over the victim. Examples of sexual harassment include:
- Text messages in which obscene pictures are sent, there is an attempt to flirt, or invite Oneself to where the sexual harassment victim is
- Verbal comments relating to one’s body, sex, requests to see the person outside of work
- Touching the victim’s body maybe claiming it is due to close quarters, an accident, or to prevent something that would never actually happen
- Touching parts of the victim’s body there is never a reason to touch
- Blocking the sexual harassment victim, or causing their confinement
- Writing strange love letters to the victim
- Buying the victim unwanted gifts
- Compliments about the victim’s clothing, physical appearance
- Quid pro quo sexual harassment involves the harasser offering something, usually job benefits such as a promotion, or better hours in exchange for sexual harassment, touchings, or dates
Sexual Harassment Complaints, Retaliation
Our sexual harassment law firm is here for you if you are not able to work for your employer after you complain about sexual harassment. A variety of things can occur after a complaint of sexual harassment. Some victims of sexual harassment are simply unable to continue working for the same employer due to the sexual harassment. We are here for you if you were forced to quit due to sexual harassment. In other situations, the employer might refuse to remove the sexual harasser from the victim’s scheduled work areas. Perhaps if the sexual harassment was serious, the sexual harasser should have been fired and the victim feels the company was just not there for them, or the employers is not a law-abiding company they want to invest their future in.
Obviously if the victim of sexual harassment is retaliated against after complaining it is important to take legal action. Retaliation includes firing the victim, reducing their hours, giving them a less desirable shift, changing their job, firing them, or transferring them instead of the harasser.
Employees have a right to complain about sexual harassment. A failure to complain about sexual harassment is not legally fatal if the sexual harassment was done by a person who was a supervisor, or higher, but employers might raise the avoidable consequence defense and claim had you complained earlier the harassment would have stopped. In all cases, there is not supposed to be retaliation due to a legitimate complaint of sexual harassment whether the sexual harassment happened to you, or a coworker.
If the sexual harassment has been occurring for a long time, and it was done by a supervisor or higher it is important to call our sexual harassment law firm at (909) 663-2100. A discussion should be had about whether you should simply sue opposed to getting into a sexual harassment investigation that will probably go nowhere, but the employer will have a chance to question you without a lawyer present.
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The employment attorneys employed by the Employment Lawyers Group have worked at the firm well in excess of five years, have also tried many different labor cases, and have all been extensively trained on employment and wrongful termination law by Karl Gerber.
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