Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in Ohio
At work a male employee is sexually harassing me asking me to do things following me around saying very sexual things making me feel very uncomfortable.I have asked him to stop he would not .I told my manager she said it would be taken care of.I went in to work today walk to my work area and she started to yell at me in front customers and my co workers that I was a lair.I don't really understand it's all on the security cameras.
1 Answer from Attorneys
1) You can file a charge of discrimination with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC) or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
2) You also have the right to file a lawsuit in state or federal court. Generally, you may file a federal lawsuit only after having filed a charge of discrimination with the EEOC and receiving a �right to sue� letter.
3) You do not need to file a charge in order to bring a state court lawsuit, although sometimes filing a charge is a helpful first step toward filing a lawsuit. If you bring a lawsuit and it is successful, the court could grant you monetary damages for back pay as well as compensatory damages and, in some cases, punitive damages and attorneys' fees.