Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in California

Re: Verbal Harrassment from an employer.

Yes, you might well be entitled to bring a lawsuit. If you can prove these allegations (by having co-workers testify on your behalf)it would be a violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act. There are two things you should do. First (if you have not already done so) file a formal comlaint with your company's human resources department - in writing. You will need to follow through with the company's procedures in this regard. (If you are a member of a union, you should also follow the union's grievance procedure.) Second, you should contact the local office of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing and tell them you want to file a discrimination charge. They will send you the paper work and also schedule an interview. If the matter is not resolved internally to your satisfaction, you could request a right to sue letter from the Department of Fair Employment and proceed to civil litigation.