Derek T Smith Sexual Harassment Law Blog

Nobody deserves to be sexually harassed or to feel uncomfortable in the workplace because of the words or deeds of a fellow employee or manager. However, this problem can be all too common in the working environment. If you think you are the victim of sexual harassment in the workplace, you should find an experienced sexual harassment attorney to fight on your behalf. Your first step, though, should be to familiarize yourself with the laws designed to protect you.... Read More

A hostile work environment may be found to illegally exist where employees are subjected to a pattern of exposure to unwanted sexual behavior from persons other than a direct supervisor where supervisors or managers take no steps to discourage or discontinue such behavior.... Read More

new york employment discrimination lawyer - Affirmative action was created by an executive order from President Lyndon B. Johnson and, in the decades that followed, it was further supported or expanded by both Republican and Democratic administrations.   The goal of affirmative action programs was to encourage diversity in such settings as college campuses and corporate America.... Read More

Sexual harassment in NYC can take many forms besides an outright demand for sexual favors. Telling lewd or off-color jokes, displaying obscene pictures or cartoons, or touching inappropriately all can constitute sexual harassment when the behavior creates an intimidating or hostile environment for a worker. ... Read More