Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in Tennessee

Multiple coworker harrasment

I work at a restaraunt in Clarksville TN, haven't been there very long at all. I applied and got the job at the suggestion of a good friend of mine who also works there. we have a very close friendship. during the month or so that I have been at this place of work, what started as the occasional crack about my friend and I having some sort of homosexual relationship has degraded into jokes about he and I ''making out'' or other things of that nature on a daily basis. what was funny at first has now become a situation that puts me in an extremely difficult work environment. normally if things had gotten this bad before I would contact my superiors, but in this case, these jokes and comments occur directly in front of my superiors. In Addition, one of the employees is constantly implying that he wants to fight me, asking questions like ''do you think you could take me'' or ''want to try me''

initially I just responded to these comments in good humor,as I did with the gay sex jokes, but since their frequency has increased dramatically and now involves pretty much the entire kitchen staff and management, I am considering legal action. I have asked everyone to stop this behavior multiple times, to no avail. do I have a case here?


Asked on 10/31/06, 7:41 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Dr. Michael A. S. Guth Tennessee Attorney at Law Assists Pro Se (without a lawyer) Parties

Re: Multiple coworker harrasment

Yes, based on the facts alleged here, you have a case. But you will want to bring your action against the company under federal law (Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, I believe) and in federal court. That means you will need a Nashville-based lawyer. A good lawyer knows he can get his atty fees from a civil rights case, but the chances of winning may be slim. Before you go to federal court, you should file a complaint (for free) with the EEOC.

http://michaelguth.com/prose.htm

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Answered on 10/31/06, 8:02 am


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