Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in Michigan
How do I Help My Co-worker?
A co-worker came-up to my female friend and made sexual remarks. She sometimes doesn't dismiss them. She plays around verbally. He then grabed her arm by the wrist and placed her hand on this privates. After this another worker noticed a black & blue bruise on her arm. Does her verbal play mean that she has to except this kind of treatment?
3 Answers from Attorneys
sexual harassment
Verbal Play doesn't mean that she has to accept the treatment, however her verbal play may be used to counter the idea that the contact was unwelcome. Even if she participates in the verbal play his taking her handand making her touch him is inappropriate. Report it to a supervisor.
Sexual harassment
Verbal play is one thing-however, unless she consented to the unwanted touching, this could possibly be an assault. I would report this to his supervisor, first. In addition, keep a daily journal of the types of things this guy does, both verbally and physically. Next, hire an attorney. Good luck
sex harassment, verbal play
Her course of conduct is fraught with problems. He could legitimately, or illegitimately as the case may be, assert, as the other responses to this item have indicated, that he believed his conduct was welcome. I have no idea what she said to him but I doubt it was "good morning" or "did you go to church last Sunday?" This is based on 25 yrs. of practice life experience (in law, not in harassment of women). She should tell HIM first that this was unwelcome, put it in a memo to him with copies to his supervisor. Were there any witnesses to the incident? Get statements from them NOW before Human Resources strikes them all dumb.
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