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You may expect human resources to take your sexual harassment complaint seriously. However, some employers delay investigations, dismiss concerns or fail to respond at all. When that happens, the lack of action can create additional legal issues for the company and...
Realizing that your workplace has become a source of distress is an isolating experience. When a supervisor oversteps professional boundaries through unwelcome comments or conduct, it is normal to feel a mix of confusion and anxiety. In these moments, prioritizing...
Reporting sexual harassment by a supervisor is a brave and difficult decision. Many employees worry that speaking up will lead to losing their job or facing a demotion. However, both federal and Maryland laws offer strong protections for workers who stand up for their...
Science, technology, engineering and math have long been male dominated fields, with women making up only a small fraction of the workforce. While educators and workplaces have made progress to lessen the gender divide, women in these fields still face sexual...
A staggering number of women experience sexual harassment and assault each year. Now more than ever, though, survivors are being heard, and their offenders are receiving their due punishments. Fear and shame often prevent a victim or witness from reporting a predator,...
For the last few months, the #MeToo movement has gradually grown stronger within the Maryland General Assembly, a place not only known for its lawmakers, but also for its longstanding acceptance of sexual harassment among its members.Female lawmakers, staff members...
In a survey conducted by an advertising industry trade group, more than half of its 400 respondents who worked in the field said that they had experienced sexual harassment on the job. Furthermore, roughly half felt that they were vulnerable to sexual harassment while...
Maryland residents might have heard that Zillow, an online service that provides real estate listings, is the subject of several lawsuits regarding its employees in Irvine, California. On May 5, however, it reportedly settled four of these suits during a court-ordered...
Maryland patients may be interested to learn that harassment and sexual discrimination is common in both medicine and science. A study that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that approximately 30 percent of professional female...
The extent to which unwanted sexual advances and other forms of sexual harassment exist in work environments might come as a surprise to people. The amount of attention focused by the media on the inappropriateness of lewd comments, sexual innuendo and sexually...
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