Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in Illinois

harassment by police officer

i work at the shell in beecher. i started on midnights. while working one night an officer came in while i was in the bathroom. i said i was sorry i didnt here you come in. and his reply was( so what were you doing getting yourself off back there?) i told my store manager the next day. and she called the cheif of police to the store to view the stores voice and image vault in the back. the chief dismissed it and said he would tell the officer not to come back in the shell. no action were taken with the officer at all. is this sexual harassment and can i do anything about this?


Asked on 10/20/04, 3:20 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Nydia Molina Shestokas & Raines

Re: harassment by police officer

Unfortunately, this is not sexual harassment in the workplace. What the sexual harassment laws in the workplace intends to protect are situations involving a co-worker or someone in management sexually harassing you. In this case it is neither a co-worker nor someone in management. In any event, your manager did take some form of action. You may be able to file some form of harassment under a different law but not under Title VII, the sexual harassment laws.

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Answered on 10/20/04, 5:02 pm


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