Hostile Work Environment Attorneys Beverly Hills & Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Allegations of harassment include harassment based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status. Harassment because of sex includes sexual harassment, gender harassment, and harassment based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

Our employment lawyers handle hostile work environment harassment cases under both state and federal law.

The primary state law that protects employees from harassment in California is the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), codified in the California Government Code starting with Section 12940. Section 12940 of the FEHA reads as follows:

12940. It is an unlawful employment practice, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification, or, except where based upon applicable security regulations established by the United States or the State of California: (j)(1) For an employer, labor organization, employment agency, apprenticeship training program or any training program leading to employment, or any other person, because of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status, to harass an employee, an applicant, an unpaid intern or volunteer, or a person providing services pursuant to a contract.

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If you can demonstrate that you experienced unwelcomed conduct that was sufficiently severe or pervasive that it altered the conditions of your employment by making the workplace intimidating, hostile, or abusive to a reasonable person, that your employer knew or should have known of the unwelcomed conduct, and that your employer failed to take immediate and appropriate corrective action, you may have a claim for harassment under the FEHA. For claims of unlawful harassment, you are not required to show economic injury or discharge.

Employees may also be held personally liable for their harassing conduct, regardless of whether the employer knew or should have known of the conduct and failed to take immediate and appropriate corrective action.

Unwelcomed and offensive conduct may include but is not limited to, offensive jokes, slurs, epithets or name-calling, physical assaults or threats, intimidation, ridicule or mockery, insults or put-downs, offensive objects or pictures, and interference with work performance. Additionally, a harasser may be a direct supervisor, supervisor in another department, coworker, agent, or nonemployee.

Federal laws that similarly protect employees from harassment include Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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If you believe you have been harassed based on one of the “protected categories” listed above – race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status – you should contact us for a free consultation.