Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in Florida

I work for a medical office. It is owned by two men and they employ one doctor, a pharmacist and 2 receptionists. I have worked for the doctor for 10 months. Over this time period the pharmacist (which is the doctors son) developed an obsession with me. I told him that i had a boyfriend and to leave me alone. He said that if he couldn't be with me then i couldn't work at the company anymore. I told my boss and they talked to him about it and he backed off.

But then he got worse. He told me that if i slept with him he would back off and like an idiot i believed him. He then told me i was like a drug and he had to continually have me or he would have his dad fire me. I said no and then told the business owners.

They fired the pharmacist but then the doctor said they had to fire me if his son couldn't work there. I don't know what i can do because my boss isn't really helping me out because he doesn't want to lose his doctor because then he would lose his business. Can i do anything? Do i have rights? I have text messages which will back up my story but i just don't think that they will be enough to prove my case. Any advice?


Asked on 4/23/10, 9:18 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Behren Behren Law Firm

How many employees are there.? If more than 15 then I would file a charge with the eeoc or fchr. My employee rights blog has information on this process at www.takethisjobnshoveitblog.com. If less than 15 employees I would file a charge of discrimination with your local county entity. What county do you reside or work in? I would meet with an employment law attorney asap before they fire you.

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Answered on 4/28/10, 1:01 pm


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