Fagerberg Produce, inc., a local Colorado business, will pay $500,000 to five complainants and other aggrieved parties for sexual harassment. A former manager at the Eaton-based onion grower was the focus of the accusations. What was the issue? The complaint, which...
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Proof in a hostile work environment claim
Claims based on sexual harassment can find legal support in Colorado state law and federal legislation. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful to allow two separate forms of sexual harassment in workplaces: quid pro quo harassment and hostile work...
What options do victims of sexual harassment have?
There are several different options for victims of sexual harassment to consider. Victims of sexual harassment should be familiar with the legal options and protections available to them and what they can do about. Report the sexual harassment It is important for...
What are the different types of sexual harassment?
There are different types of sexual harassment recognized under the law that workers should be familiar with. Most importantly, victims of sexual harassment should understand that they do not have to tolerate sexual harassment in the workplace and that it is...
A primer on quid pro quo sexual harassment
You would think that with all of the attention that sexual harassment has garnered over the last five years or so that it would be rooted out of workplaces across the country. The sad reality, though, is that sexual harassment continues to occur on a daily basis....
Be honest when someone makes unwanted advances
Someone making a romantic advance toward you at work is not necessarily harassment the first time it happens. If a co-worker asks you out and your company does not have a policy against employees dating, they haven't done anything wrong. When it turns into harassment...
Why do so many choose not to report sexual harassment?
Although recent years have shown a renewed effort to change this, the reality is that many victims of sexual harassment still choose not to report it. Likewise, many witnesses to workplace misconduct, including sexual harassment, choose to rationalize or it or try to...
Colorado state legislators accused of sexual harassment
A couple of lawmakers in the Colorado state legislature have announced their departure from the body in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. One lawmaker denies that his decision has anything to do with the allegation against him, saying his decision not to run...
Survey: 1 in 4 men admit to harassing behavior
In a relatively recent survey of 615 men, one in four admitted to engaging in at least one form of workplace behavior that might be viewed as evidence of sexual harassment or some other form of gender discrimination. The types of sexual harassment these men were asked...
What is a hostile work environment?
There are more than one ways in which a worker in the Denver area can be a victim of sexual harassment. In some cases, sexual harassment occurs when one's job is directly dependent on whether a worker is willing to engage in a romantic relationship or perform sexual...
