Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in Pennsylvania

Re: Managers rights

As a manager you should have recieved training regarding harrassment. During that training the company should have explained not only the policy about harrassment but also the disciplinary policies and the problems with potential false claims.

You need to engage an attorney immediately to assist you with your representation. In general the company has no duty do anything to protect you. Without an employment contract all employees are at-will and the company can discipline or terminate an employee for good reason or no reason at all. As long as the company is not using a prohibitted dicriminatory criteria to do so it is within its rights. Further, the company has no need to offer "due process" to an accused employee.

One way to deal with this, if you are certain you did not commit the action, is to get very aggressive. For exactly the reasons you suggest some people press claims of discrimination or harrassment. If those claims are false and the person knowingly made such claims then this is what is called a civil tort. A tort is an offense against a person that causes harm. In this case the accuser has harmed your good name and your ability to earn a living among other potential damages.

Once you engage an attorney he will evaluate the case and present options, such as immediately filing suit against the company and the unknown accuser. As I said, this is aggressive, but to protect your good name and your income it is a course that should be considered in consultation with your attorney.

I have strong experience with employment claims and dealing with businesses regarding compliance policies. I would be happy to discuss this matter with you further. You can contact me at the phone number on my LawGuru page or through my email address below.

Regards,

Roger Traversa

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