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this women has been harassing me at work for 6 months. i finally told h.r. they are going to be talking to her on friday. i provided them with a lot of evindence, pics of her pratically naked (and no i did not take them)phone logs of her calling me, plus not to mention the fact she is a store manager. i am also writing a statement. what do you think they will do when thay talk to her??

No one can tell you what they 'might' do to her. They are only obligated by law to inform her of the complaint and take the necessary steps to insure that it does not happen again.

If it does, then you need to file a complaint of sexual harassment with your state department of labor under the heading 'hostile workplace'.

EDITED TO ADD:

Although I don't argue with CAtLaw, she (or I) did not go far enough. As I stated, there is nothing in law that REQUIRES the employer to fire the offender. They are only required to address the situation.

Also, there is nothing in law which requires specific steps be taken such as reprimand or reassignment. The law addresses only that the employer must be notified and take corrective action but leaves that action up to the employer.

Also, a fallacy that has been posted is that if the employer does not do 'something' as in what you want done, that they accept liability if it should happen again. Once more, all they have to show is that they did something, even if it's talk to the employee.

Also, BEFORE you can file a complaint with the EEOC you MUST notify the company and allow them to take corrective action, regardless what that action will be. Once you have done this (and you have) AND if it happens again, then you can file a complaint with the EEOC.

If it escalates to that point, the State or Federal EEOC has 90 days to respond with either a 'No-Suit' or "Right to Sue' letter. If you receive the "Right to Sue" letter, then and ONLY then are you allowed by law to file a civil action against the perpetrator and the company.

without the 'right to sue' letter your case, by law, will be dismissed with prejudice. Most states also allow such a suit to be brought ONLY within 300 days after the incident or the "Right to Sue" letter is issued.

they'll probably fire her for inappropriate behavior if they don't you should sue the company for neglience to your complaints

well depends on if they can actually use you evidence that she is causing problem in the work place which i am sure they can my guess would be that they give her another chance to straighten up and if she doesn't they will probably demote her or fire her if it keeps going on

It depends on company policy, state laws, the evidence, and her testimony. It can go from immediate termination to just a 'don't do that again' and send her back to work.

Sexual harassment is against both state and federal laws. See www.eeoc.gov. If the company does not take steps to keep her away from you, they become legally liable and can be sued for discrimination through the EEOC and your state's Human Rights Department.

Keep copies of everything you supplied to the employer. If the employer does not take sufficient steps to protect you from her sexual harassment, find a local attorney who does employment law and file a complaint with the EEOC and your state's Human Rights Department.

In your written statement you should be calling this activity "sexual harassment'. You may also want to mention that you know it is against "Federal law/EEOC" and "state laws". This is a very serious offense. Many employers have a zero tolerance on sexual harassment because they want to avoid a lawsuit.

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