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According to a new study, most restaurant workers in Maryland and nationwide say they face persistent sexual harassment by co-workers, managers and customers. The research was conducted by the Restaurant Opportunities Center United, which is a nonprofit advocate for...
Most Maryland residents know that incidents of sexual harassment can occur in almost any workplace. In the EMS workplace, sexual harassment is often reported. In some cases, this results in a hostile work environment where an employee begins to feel uncomfortable due...
Sexual harassment in Maryland workplaces is a problem that can interfere with a employee's ability to work and have a negative impact on their career. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission defines sexual harassment as unwelcome verbal or physical conduct that is...
In the U.S., a wide majority of states are not legally required to protect unpaid workers from discrimination and sexual harassment. Maryland and the District of Columbia are two of the few jurisdictions currently safeguarding unpaid interns from workplace harassment....
A class action lawsuit originally filed in November 2014 involving four women from the Torrence Avenue Ford assembly plant in Illinois has been expanded to include more women from the plant along with women from Ford's Chicago Heights stamping plant. The complaint...
Most Maryland employees and employers know that sexual harassment in the workplace is prohibited, but they may not know ways in which employers leave their employees more vulnerable to this type of behavior. One of these errors is in the writing of sexual harassment...
When an individual feels that he or she has been sexually harassed at work, there are steps that must be taken to ensure that the case is heard and the issue can be remedied. First, an individual should keep a detailed record of any perceived harassment including the...
The discrimination or unfair treatment of employees is an unfortunate and real part of some workplace settings. For police officer Carissa Lewis, working while pregnant afforded her the unfair treatment from her superiors at the Morningside Police Department. Despite...
The Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provide people with the necessary legal basis to bring suits against others for sexual harassment. The MFEP applies to Maryland employers, labor organizations and employment...
Sexual harassment is defined by Maryland law as any behavior of a sexual nature that creates an intimidating or hostile environment or that otherwise affects one's ability to perform one's job. It is also defined as a situation in which acceptance or rejection of...
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