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Workplace Harassment Defined
Workplace Harassment is defined in the law as any unpleasant verbal, visual, or physical conduct that is severe or constant and has an impact on an employee’s job. Employees who witness workplace harassment may also bring claims against their employers. Harassment can take a variety of forms, including:
- Racial slurs or name-calling
- Offensive jokes
- Put-downs
- Displaying offensive pictures or items
- Terrorizing or bullying behaviors
- Acts of intimidation
In general, in order for a harassment finding to be established, there must be a clear pattern of continuing conduct evident. A single instance of harassment does not usually provide enough proof to support a claim. Employees should keep notes of any instances of bullying or harassment they experience. For additional information, contact Workplace Harassment Lawyers of Texas at (888) 306-4555.
Skilled workplace harassment lawyers are familiar with employment law and can assist employees. Harassment lawyers help employees who believe they are being harassed at work obtain legal assistance.
They can assist in the complaint process as well as filing a lawsuit or negotiating settlements with the employer. Due to strict deadlines and complicated regulations, contact our experienced workplace harassment lawyers as soon as possible. Get in touch with Workplace Harassment Lawyers of Texas as soon as possible to discuss your case.
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If you’ve been harassed at work, Workplace Harassment Lawyers of Texas can assist you. We’ll take your claim to court on your behalf so that you may obtain monetary compensation for the harm done to you and get back any employment benefit, privilege, or condition of employment that was taken away from you.
Examples Of Workplace Harassment
Workplace harassment can be defined as any negative or unwanted conduct directed at a member of a protected category. The following are examples of workplace harassment:
- Undermining a person’s authority or work performance because of their membership in a protected class
- Using stereotypes or assumptions about an employee’s protected class to make decisions about the employee
- Unwelcome touching or near-touching (such as leaning over, cornering, hugging, or pinching)
- Sexual innuendos, teasing, and other sexual talk, including jokes, personal inquiries, persistent unwanted courting, and sex- or gender-related put-downs
- Slurs or jokes about a protected class of persons
- Displays of explicit, suggestive, or offensive materials, such as calendars, posters, pictures, drawings, or cartoons
- Disparaging remarks about an individual’s race, color, national origin, language, accent, or citizenship or immigration status.
These are only a few of the many types of behavior that may qualify as workplace harassment. You might have a case for workplace harassment if you’ve been subjected to serious or ongoing conduct by your coworkers.
Workplace Harassment Texas can assist you in seeking compensation and justice if you’ve been the victim of workplace harassment. Our legal team is ready to examine your claim to see whether it has merit, as we investigate your case.
We can assist you in lodging a complaint or grievance with your employer if he or she has established procedures for doing so. We can also assist you if you have to file an administrative claim with the state or the EEOC. We can assist you in pursuing your legal claim against your employer by either reaching a negotiated settlement or bringing your case to court for a favorable decision if you obtain your right to sue.
Employees are protected from any retaliation for speaking up about workplace harassment, so there’s no downside to claiming your rights. To book a confidential consultation and learn more about your legal options, contact our lawyers today.
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If you have been harassed at work in Texas, or if you were compelled to leave your job because of severe and continual workplace harassment, contact Workplace Harassment Lawyers of Texas right away.
Our experienced Workplace harassment lawyers can assess the situation and recommend your best options for moving forward. You might be able to file a workplace discrimination claim against your employer for missed pay, benefits, and other monetary damages.
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Acts That Qualify As Workplace Harassment In Texas
Harassment is any act done with the intention of harassment, abuse, alarm, annoyance, embarrassment, or tormenting another person.
Harassment is considered a Class B misdemeanor in Texas, which comes with a penalty of up to $2,000 in fines and jail time up to 180 days, as well as probation and a five-year weapons license ban. A second charge for the same crime is considered a Class A misdemeanor, which may result in a $4,000 fine and up to one year in jail.
In Texas, there are several instances of harassment that may result in fines or jail sentences. The following are examples of workplace harassment that may be prosecuted as unlawful action:
- Obscene communication
- Threatening communication
- Phone harassment
- Electronic communication harassment
Obscene communication refers to any contact, whether in person, through writing or by phone, or electronically and making a proposition, suggestion, request, or comment that includes a description of or invitation to perform any sexual act.
Threatening communication is any threat that makes the victim afraid they will be physically harmed or that the offender will perpetrate a felony against them, their family, or their property.
Phone harassment can be anything from making numerous random phone calls, hanging up on people without reason, and allowing another individual to use the phone under the control of the initial person to commit any type of abuse.
Electronic communication harassment is the use of electronic communication methods to transmit numerous texts, noises, pictures, data, or any other information with the objective of harassing, irritating, embarrassing, tormenting, alarming, abusing, or offending another person.
Factors Elevating The Degree Of Workplace Harassment In Texas
The majority of cases are categorized as Class B misdemeanors under the Texas harassment statute. In some circumstances, however, the offense is treated as a Class A misdemeanor and requires more severe penalties.
Class A misdemeanor is an offense:
- That is repeated
- That constitutes electronic communication harassment
- That is committed against a minor with the intent to provoke suicide or to cause serious bodily injury to a child
- That constitutes a violation of a restraining order or injunction under chapter 129A, Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Factors That Elevate Workplace Harassment Charges In Texas
Harassment, stalking, and bullying are all types of abuse that might be charged together. There are fine points in the offender’s behavior pattern and environment that influence the charge.
In certain situations, harassment charges can be elevated to more serious stalking or bullying charges as a result of aggravating circumstances such as:
- Frequently calling and threatening to harm, injure, or cause death to a person might aggravate to stalking
- Frequently texting, emailing, or attempting contact on online platforms and threatening to harm a person might elevate to cyberbullying or cyber stalking
- Making a person or their family and household members fear death, bodily injury, or property damage may lead to stalking charges
- Frequently making a person or their family and household members feel harassed, annoyed, abused, alarmed, tormented, embarrassed, or offended may lead to stalking charges
- Physically intimidating a person and threatening harm may constitute bullying
- Conveying any communication that makes an obscene proposal to a minor may elevate to solicitation of a minor
Can Co-Workers Be Guilty Of Workplace Harassment?
Harassment can come from co-workers in the form of jokes, jeers, abusive language, and bullying behavior. When harassment is committed by a managerial employee on a subordinate, the company is responsible for any damages. When low-level workers are the harassers, proving that management was aware of the behavior while nevertheless failing to investigate and stop it usually entails producing evidence that management was informed. The easiest approach to get the company on notice is to report the harassment through their complaint procedure, assuming they have one. You can also file a harassment claim against your co-worker in Texas even if you didn’t use the business’s complaint system.
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Was It Illegal Workplace Harassment?
Don’t wait too long to take action, consult with a workplace harassment lawyer as soon as possible. The time limits for filing a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and many harassment claims are quite short, generally 180 days from the event (or up to 300 days for federal claims). A lengthy delay may make or stop or prevent a lawsuit that could compensate you for damages.
Both the Texas Labor Code and the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission prohibit workplace discrimination and harassment. Depending on the type of abuse, other legislation may be in force. Employers with 15 or more workers are subject to anti-discrimination laws, and all state and local government bodies must follow them.
Harassment in the workplace does not only include sexual abuse. It can be any unpleasant verbal or physical conduct that is motivated by race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin discrimination, disability, age (over 40), pregnancy discrimination, or even gender identity. It is unlawful when the abusive behavior becomes a requirement for continued employment, or it is severe or continuous enough that a reasonable person would conclude it intimidating, branding it abusive conduct, or establishing a hostile workplace.
In Texas, for example, the court has ruled that the state’s anti-discrimination laws do not explicitly protect employees from sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination. However, Texas law appears to include gender stereotypes within the definition of harassment.
Telltale Signs Of Workplace Harassment
Unpleasant events don’t always equal harassment, but persistent unwanted conduct may. Asking yourself the following questions can help you assess abusive behavior. These are all serious indicators of workplace discrimination, and you should not ignore or tolerate them.
- Has the abusive behavior escalated?
- Do you think that tolerating abusive behavior is necessary in order to keep your job or get a raise?
- Have you been demoted, assigned new duties that are not suitable for your abilities and experience, or relocated to an unsuitable work area as a consequence of complaining about discriminatory conduct?
- Have you experienced anyone mocking or disregarding your complaints?
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What Can I Get If I Win A Workplace Harassment Case?
You can get out-of-pocket costs, compensation for mental anguish, medical bills, missed income (both past and future), job reinstatement, restoration of job perks, advancement, litigation expenses, and legal fees if your case is resolved or you win at trial. In some cases, you might be eligible for punitive damages (where a court may award extra money if the harassment was severe and the employer should be punished above and beyond what is normally available in workplace sexual harassment lawsuits).
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