Alaska Sexual Harassment
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Call 800-672-3103 for a Free confidential consultation. Our sexual harassment attorneys in Alaska represent plaintiffs who have been part of a hostile work environment or have suffered abuse and discrimination in the workplace.
If you are in a workplace environment in Alaska or anywhere else for that matter, you have a right to feel safe and comfortable. If someone is acting in an inappropriately sexual manner, then you might have grounds to file a suit against the person who is harassing you or your place of employment. If you have made their inappropriate behaviors known and your employer has done nothing to stop it, then there are outside sources to help.
According to Civil Rights Act of 1964, under Title VII, sexual harassment is encompassed under the umbrella of sex discrimination, and it is illegal. The Title applies only to those employers who have fifteen or more workers, but that does not mean that if you work for an individual or a smaller company, you don’t have recourse should you be the victim of sexual harassment.
Alaska sexual harassment law states that an employer is not allowed to make unwanted requests of favors of a sexual nature, unwelcome sexual advances, any physical or verbal conduct that constitutes a sexual nature that is meant to have an employee be submitted to rejection of their work. It is also illegal to threaten an employee sexually in a manner that makes the person feel as if, if they don’t comply, it can affect their workplace opportunities like positions earned or promotions. Also, an employee has a right to be in a workplace that is non intimidating, non hostile, and not to be subjected to an offensive workplace environment.
The only organizations that the Alaska sexual harassment laws do not apply to are charitable, religious associations, not for profit organizations, and fraternal and social clubs and educational institutions, but that does not mean that you don’t have recourse.
If you feel as if you have been the victim of sexual harassment at work, you can file something called a sexual harassment complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the EEOC. You should also immediately contact the Human Resources division at work to make an internal claim. You may also file a claim with the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights or the ASCHR. To know which agency is more appropriate for your case and circumstances, you should seek the counsel of a sexual harassment attorney in Alaska.
There are occasions where you might want to file with both organizations to get resolution. If you do file with both, they will work in concordance to resolve your case. The EEOC, however, does not handle cases where there are fewer than fifteen employees. So, if you work in a smaller workplace, then the ASCHR might be your best recourse.
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