Sexual Harassment: New Jersey Discrimination Attorneys

New Jersey Sexual Harassment Attorneys

It is an unfortunate fact that countless employees endure sexual harassment while at work. Unwanted sexual advances and inappropriate sexual jokes can make your work environment unbearable.

You do not have to tolerate sexual harassment by your employer. At Costello & Mains, P.C., we stand up and fight for the rights of employees throughout New Jersey. Have you been subjected to sexual harassment at the hands of your employer? If so, contact us to learn how to enforce your legal rights.

Sexual harassment is any persistent conduct that is sexist, sexual, or sexually motivated and creates a hostile, intimidating, or abusive work environment. In New Jersey, an employer can sexually harass you in two ways:

• Hostile Work Environment: Sexual harassment of this type occurs when an employer subjects you to a pervasive and unwelcome sexual conduct.

• Quid Pro Quo: This form of sexual harassment occurs when an employer sexually harasses you and conditions your employment on granting a requested sexual favor. It may also come under the term discrimination.

Over the past sixteen years, our firm has represented countless clients in sexual harassment claims against their employers. Has your boss treated you differently than other male employees? Has your employer subjected you to demeaning and sexually motivated tasks? Has an employer based a job promotion or pay raise on a sexual favor? If you said yes to any of these questions, you may have a valid legal claim.

Sexual harassment can also occur because of actual or perceived sexual or gender orientation, and can even occur between members of the same sex. No one needs to endure sexually specific or gender specific hostility, harassment or abuse.

If your employer has subjected you to sexual harassment, stand up for your rights. You do not have to continue to suffer sexual harassment at work. Contact Costello & Mains, P.C. to obtain valuable counsel in the fight for your rights.