Sexual harassment continues to be a major concern for many Florida workers, whether their jobs are in customer service, office management or tech development. Some have claimed that tech giant Microsoft, the maker of the Windows operating system, has treated female...
Since 1997, the number of reported incidents of sexual harassment in the workplace has fallen more than 40 percent. In 1997, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received more than 16,000 sexual harassment complaints compared to 9,600 in 2017. This is...
Newly hired employees in Florida likely receive information about sexual harassment during their initial training and then hear about it very little after that. A survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management identified a lack of awareness among...
In 2017, the #MeToo movement shed light on the prevalence of workplace sexual harassment and the underlying pattern of victims' reluctance to report the behavior. Harassment may include inappropriate attention, unwanted sexual advances and lewd comments. According to...
The past few years have shed light on several injustices toward women that had gone unnoticed or unacknowledged in the past: Movements like #MeToo and the Hollywood allegation scandals have demonstrated how much abuse happens behind the scenes. With all of this...
If you work as a waitress or server, you may think that sexual harassment simply comes with the territory - a fact of life for the position and not something you can do much about. You may feel this is even more true when it is customers, not co-workers or managers,...
When it comes to sexual harassment, age may play a significant role in how it is dealt with by Florida workers and others. Those who are older may be more likely to simply try to move past inappropriate encounters while younger workers may be more likely to report...
Florida residents may be interested in learning the details about celebrity chef Mario Batali's decision to step away from his restaurant business and television show as a result of allegations of sexual misconduct. Batali has been the host of ABC's show 'The Chew"...
Legislators from Florida are taking action on the recent scandals involving members of Congress and alleged unwanted sexual advances. The resignation of Sen. Al Franken and the planned retirement of Rep. John Conyers has prompted Congress to implement new rules with...
Sex discrimination and harassment at Florida workplaces is illegal. Despite this, the behavior continues to occur, leading the victims to wonder what they can do about it. It is important for victims of workplace sexual harassment to understand how they should...
