Morelli Law Firm: Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment in the workplace can have long-term damaging results for victims. Multiple scientific studies confirm that sexual harassment at work can cause depression, high blood pressure, sleep problems, neck pain, and PTSD. These health problems often do not go away even after the situation has been resolved.
Research shows that as many as 45 percent of men and 70 percent of women in America are victims of some type of workplace sexual harassment. Although it is common to hear about sexual assault and unwanted advances by employers, there are many other types of sexual harassment that are also illegal.
While it is against the law for a boss to ask for sexual favors in exchange for a promotion or raise, it is also illegal to circulate unwanted suggestive or pornographic emails to coworkers. If a superior at the company makes unwanted comments about your appearance on a regular basis, that is also a violation of sexual harassment law.
The lawyers at Morelli Law Firm have a long track record of securing substantial compensation on behalf of sexual harassment victims. In 2011, the firm's sexual harassment lawyers got a verdict of $95,000,000 for a client whose boss continuously sexually harassed her even after she complained. This was the largest verdict awarded to a single victim in a sexual harassment case in New York, but the situation involved was far from unique.
If you have been a victim, contact the expert sexual harassment lawyers at Morelli Law Firm to discuss your options. You may be entitled to monetary damages from your employer and/or harasser.
