Houston Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Lawyers

Sexual harassment is one of the most insidious environmental presences in the modern American workplace. There has been a significant effort to develop public awareness and to educate employers and employees about the devastating psychological and financial effects that harassment in a work setting can create. But despite this campaign, the problem persists with an alarming frequency.

The most striking form of sexual harassment, if not the most common, is quid pro quo harassment. This occurs when a person in a position of authority offers a positive job-related condition or threatens its denial based on an employee or supervisee's response to a demand for sexual favors.

If your work supervisor has put you in the position where a condition of your employment was attached to your willingness or reluctance to perform sexual favors, you are entitled to pursue legal action against them for their cruel indiscretion. Contact the Houston quid pro quo sexual harassment lawyers of the Ross Law Group at 713-482-6910.

Forbidden Conduct

The foundational guidelines that bar sexual harassment in the workplace were set forth in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, an influential piece of legislation that radically altered America's employment landscape. Explicitly enumerated in Title VII are several prohibitions and clarifications. Notably, these include the establishment that a harassment claim is in no way gender-dependent, and that financial ramifications do not have to exist.

During the 2008 Fiscal Year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 13,867 complaints about sexual harassment, which occurs when the following transpire:

• An employee receives unwanted sexual advances or invitations
• Explicit requests of a sexual nature are expressed (Significant for quid pro quo harassment)
• Any party engages in sexually charged verbal exchange or physical behavior

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Work is stressful enough without the added complications of having to contend with outdated and inappropriate workplace behaviors. Contact the Houston quid pro quo sexual harassment lawyers of the Ross Law Group at 713-482-6910 today if you have been the victim of workplace harassment.