Sunday, November 8, 2009

Are You Being Subjected To Sexual Harassment In The Workplace? Are You Curious To Know Whether You Would Qualify For A Lawsuit Loan? (Part 2)

By Dr. Tom Rhudy

Are you being subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace and wondering how you can stop it? It is a fact that approximately 80% of harassment is unintentional. Additionally, such unintentional harassment is often terminated simply by informing the harasser that the behavior or situation is not welcome. When attempting to obtain a lawsuit loan, rest-assured, you'll be asked whether you notified the individual that she found such conduct inappropriate.

It commonly occurs that individuals who engage in such behavior actually had good intentions at the time the comments were directed to the individual offended. In many cases, these individuals actually believe that they were complimenting the individual to whom the comments were directed. However, it is the object of these statements perception that will determine whether harassment has occurred.

Informing individuals in a clear, firm tone that you find such conduct inappropriate, is a way you may protect yourself from such behavior. Furthermore, in such instances, it would be appropriate to notify the individual how it is that you intend to be treated in the workplace. If you do notify individual of the manner in which you intend to be treated, and the individual ignores your notice of this fact, such willful refusal to adhere to your request may enhance the value of the claim for which you seek a lawsuit loan.

It is first necessary to determine whether your employer has a sexual harassment policy. If the employer does have such a policy, you're encouraged to follow the steps identified in the policies/procedures related thereto. Failure to notify the employer via the mechanism provided may severely compromise your claim. Failure to notify the employer may also bar liability against that employer.

Irrespective of how you feel about reporting such conduct, it is absolutely essential that you do so. Your failure to notify the employer such conduct, will greatly diminish the strength of your claim against that employer. There should be no confusion regarding the fact that if you do not have a strong claim regarding the conduct you find offensive, you will be unable to obtain the lawsuit loan you seek.

Work-related harassment may also occur outside the office. Situations such as those taking place at work-related social gatherings, work-related functions, conferences attended on your employer's behalf, workshops, and training sessions you attend during work-assignments, all constitute work-related situations, during which sexual harassment may occur, and for which your employer may have liability.

It is also important to realize that sexual harassment may occur in the course of work-related travel, and is also in violation of Title VII. Significantly, sexual harassment may also occur during employment-related responsibilities involving telephone calls and/or electronic media. In cases in which you're able to retain an attorney to represent you in a sexual harassment case, you're likely to be able to obtain a lawsuit loan to assist you with finances that arise during the course of litigation.

In part three, we will discuss tips that you may provide to those individuals engaging in the conduct you find offensive. We will also address key-strategies involved in both maximizing your claim and ensuring that you're able to obtain a lawsuit loan to assist you during the course of litigation. - 29904

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