{"id":357708,"date":"2016-04-04T10:45:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/employment\/employment-discrimination\/sexual-harassment-actions-you-can-take.html"},"modified":"2025-03-19T16:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:40:00","slug":"sexual-harassment-actions-you-can-take","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/employment\/employment-discrimination\/sexual-harassment-actions-you-can-take.html","title":{"rendered":"Sexual Harassment: Actions You Can Take"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sexual Harassment: Actions You Can Take<\/h1>\n
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\n By Linda Sanabria, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Aviana Cooper, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Sexual harassment at work is a type of employment discrimination. You can get help for bullying, sexual abuse, and inappropriate advances. Two possible options for reporting harassment are through your employer or the formal complaint process.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Being on the receiving end of sexual harassment often makes victims feel powerless. Many are falsely told that they can do nothing about the harassment. They are told to remain silent and tolerate it.<\/p>\r\n

In reality, a sexual harassment victim can take many actions to stop the problem. There are harassment laws in place to protect victims. A victim can take informal actions like speaking up. Or they can take formal actions like reporting sexual harassment to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission<\/a> (EEOC).<\/p>\r\n

Know your rights for the different types of actions you can take if you are a victim of sexual harassment. You can also get legal advice from an employment lawyer<\/a>, especially if you worry about worsening workplace harassment.<\/p>\r\n

What Is Sexual Harassment?<\/h2>\r\n

There are two common types of sexual harassment: quid pro quo harassment<\/a> and hostile work environment harassment. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination<\/a> under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

Sexual harassment<\/a> includes:<\/p>\r\n