Many people use the terms sexual harassment and sexual discrimination interchangeably, which leads to a great deal of confusion regarding these two different forms of unlawful conduct. The fact that some acts may qualify as both harassment and discrimination does little to clarify the issue; plus, both sexual discrimination and…

The #MeToo movement has been raising awareness in California and across the country to the prevalence of sexual harassment and sex discrimination in the workplace. Women continue to come forward with experiences of harassment and discrimination at work, from quid pro quo harassment and hostile work environment harassment of a…

San Francisco employment discrimination lawyer Sonya Smallets discussed sexual harassment in Silicon Valley with the Mercury News Employment discrimination lawyers have noticed an uptick in complaints about sexual harassment in Silicon Valley. A recent article in the Mercury News explores the recent explosion of sexual harassment allegations in the Bay…

Employees can turn to a San Francisco sexual harassment lawyer for help in coping with workplace harassment based on sex or gender identity Sexual harassment at work is prohibited by state and federal law. While the law does not hold employers accountable for every objectionable act that might occur in…