Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in Florida

Re: employer doesn't recognize/won't address reported, on-going sexual harassment

It sure sounds like harassment to me... Here's the trick, though. How can you prove that you complained to the boss? Have they ever given you an employee manual or some form of written material, memo, anything, saying that if you believe that you have been harrassed you should report it and to whom? If so, you must follow it. An important question is if your employer as 15 employees or more, as federal and state anti-discrimination laws do not apply to employers with fewer than 15 employees. I am not sure in which county you are located, but some counties have similar laws that cover employers with as few as 5 employees. I cannot imagine that they would fire you tomorrow because of your insistence on having them stop the harassment. If they do so, you could have a claim for retaliation, but the problem is that if you did not put your complaints in writing, you might not be able to prove that you complained! So it might be a good idea put your complaints in writing, including the fact that yo have already complained and they are ignoring you before you attend the meeting if you believe that they will try to fire you because of this. And if they do have a procedure stating whom to complain to in case of harassment, you should make sure to give the written complaint to the designated person. Good luck tomorrow. Feel free to contact me privately either here or by e-mail if you wish to explore this further. [email protected]