Employers are obligated to provide a working environment that is safe for their employees. This safe environment includes one that is free of sexual harassment. It is vital for employers to prevent se[...]
Despite earlier reports that the problem was getting better, workplace sexual harassment is still a serious problem. According to one survey, more than 80% of women say they have been sexually harasse[...]
Some acts constituting sexual harassment in the workplace are obvious and offensive, while others are less overt. In either case, both the Illinois Human Rights Act and federal law prohibit such condu[...]
There are two types of sexual harassment that can occur in the workplace: quid pro quo sexual harassment and harassment that creates a hostile work environment. The latter type functions much like har[...]
During the fiscal year 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received nearly 13,000 sexual harassment complaints. In almost 75 percent of these cases, either the alleged victim or the EEOC[...]
Even though Congress passed Title VII of the Civil Rights Act more than fifty years ago, employment discrimination is still a significant issue in Chicago. This is largely because the Equal Employment[...]