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fiery9000
06-11-2004, 03:25 PM
I want to complain about my employer for sexual harrasment,what is the address of Labor board in Los Angeles. :(

lklobby
06-22-2004, 04:49 PM
Sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance or conduct that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment. Both federal and state laws prohibit such behavior. In the workplace, sexual harassment ranges from sexist jokes and innuendos to outright sexual assault. Although the laws protect men as well as women from being harassed at work and protect employees from same-sex harassment, most cases and complaints involve men harassing women.
If you feel you are being harassed at work, you have several options. You should start by taking action within your workplace, such as confronting the harasser and demanding a stop to the harassment. If the company has an internal policy or procedure that explains how to complain about harassment internally, you should follow it -- not only to stop the harassment, but also to protect your legal rights if you later decide to sue. Under federal law, an employee who wants to hold an employer liable for certain kinds of harassment must make an internal complaint if the company has an established, effective complaint procedure. California has not adopted this requirement, but it may in the future.
If you don't get satisfaction from following internal complaint procedures, you can take legal action:
• File a complaint with a government agency. Filing a complaint under federal or state law sets in motion an investigation that may resolve the complaint. It is also a necessary first step if you later want to file a harassment lawsuit. Because sexual harassment is prohibited under both state law (the Fair Employment and Housing Act or FEHA, Gov't. Code §§ 12900 to 12996) and federal law (the Civil Rights Act of 1964), you may file your complaint with either a state or federal agency. If your employer has fewer than 15 employees (the minimum for federal discrimination claims), you should file with the state, because California's antiharassment laws apply to all employers, regardless of size. Because a claim filed in the FEHA office is automatically filed with the EEOC as well, you need not agonize over which to choose. But you should file your complaint as soon as possible. You must file a federal claim within 300 days (and a state claim within one year) after the harassment occurred. The advantage of filing and pursuing a state claim is that you are allowed to collect as high an amount in damages as you are able to prove. In federal claims, the amount you can collect will be limited, depending on how many employees there are in your workplace.
• File a lawsuit. You can also file a private lawsuit for sexual harassment or under some other legal theory, such as intentional infliction of emotional distress or assault. You will usually need to hire a lawyer to help you.

Sue
06-24-2004, 06:36 PM
I want to complain about my employer for sexual harrasment,what is the address of Labor board in Los Angeles. :(


Please visit this site and enter your employer's zip code to get the Labor Board contact info nearest you:
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