Hostile Work Environment Attorney Los Angeles

If you believe that you have a hostile work environment claim against a current or former employer, Kesluk, Silverstein, Jacob, & Morrison is here to help. Our team has decades of experience and can help you earn the compensation you deserve.

Los Angeles Hostile Work Environment Lawyer Can Help You File a Harassment Claim

Though harassers and others may see some harassment at work as harmless, this act can cause overwhelming damage to victims. Studies link harassment—particularly sexual harassment—to depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, sleep problems, as well as many more harmful reactions. This harassing behavior can even cause a hostile workplace that demoralizes victims and then discourages them from asserting themselves.

Our Los Angeles hostile work environment lawyers want to help workers who find themselves dealing with this stressful situation.

The employment attorneys at our law firm first start by identifying acts of workplace harassment you experienced. We then explain the hostile work environment laws that may apply.

From there, we can then help you determine if pursuing a hostile workplace lawsuit is the best course of action. With over 100 years of combined employment law experience and several multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for our clients, our harassment lawyers have the qualifications you need to seek losses resulting from hostile work environments.

Do I Have a Hostile Work Environment Case?

Unfortunately, not all harassment at work is illegal under city, state, or federal employment laws. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), petty slights, annoyances, and isolated incidents are not illegal unless the isolated incident is especially hostile. So, what is hostile? The EEOC offers a definition of hostile work environment as harassment that establishes a work environment a reasonable person would view as intimidating, hostile, or offensive. Learn more about how the law defines what is a hostile workplace here.

According to the EEOC, harassment that causes a hostile work environment must violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, or the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 for the employee to have a harassment claim. Harassment based on protected characteristics under discrimination laws includes racial harassment, sexual harassment (including pregnancy harassment, same-gender, and gender identity harassment), religious harassment, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, or disability harassment.

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Types of Offensive Behavior in Hostile Work Environment Cases

Offensive behavior that may contribute to a hostile work environment can include, but is not limited to, the following:

Offensive jokes
Slurs
Epithets or name-calling
Physical assaults or threats
Intimidation
Ridicule
Insults
Offensive objects or pictures
Interference with work performance

What Is Discrimination?

Discrimination and offensive behavior can create a hostile work environment. We believe victims of harassment have the right to safe and comfortable work environments free of any type of abuse.

A victim of workplace harassment may have the right to file a hostile workplace lawsuit against the offender. The employer may also be at fault for allowing the job harassment to occur. You do not need to be the target of the harassment to file a claim. Instead, anyone can be affected by offensive conduct. Filing a lawsuit for harassment can ensure that there is punishment. This then encourages employers to make greater efforts to prevent hostile work environments for employees in the future. Our harassment lawyers have helped hundreds of California workers uphold their workplace rights, which has helped create safer workplaces for all.

Fired After Filing a Hostile Work Environment Lawsuit?

Employment and harassment laws also protect an individual who files or participates in a discrimination charge or opposes practices that he or she feels are illegal. All employees have rights that protect them from workplace retaliation or wrongful termination when filing hostile workplace lawsuits or other legal actions. Our wrongful termination lawyers explain how employment laws protect your workplace rights after filing a claim.

Why Choose Kesluk, Silverstein, Jacob, & Morrison?

Here at Kesluk, Silverstein, Jacob, & Morrison, we’ve earned a reputation for holding companies accountable in the most thorough manner possible, delivering a full range of legal services to our clients and their families. Harassment, the perpetuation of a hostile work environment, and discrimination have no business in the workplace, and if your employer has enabled any of these scenarios, you may be entitled to damages under either state or federal law.

At KSJM, we’ve spent more than three decades leveling the playing field, holding companies and corporations accountable when they mistreat or discriminate against their employees. If you’d like to learn more about whether or not you have a case, we invite you to reach out and set up your no-risk, free initial consultation. We operate on a contingency fee basis, so you don’t pay unless we win. To learn more, reach out to our Los Angeles offices and set up your initial consultation today.

What Do You Do if Your Work Environment Is Hostile?

Are you a victim of workplace harassment or sexual harassment at work? If so, then you should first ask the offender to stop. If this does not remedy the issue, then speak with your employer about the harassment. You need to know what harassment policies are in place to handle hostile workplace environments. Next, begin keeping a record of the hostile workplace events and your responses to them.

Hostile work environment claims that show a pattern of workplace harassment or hostile behavior are often the most successful. If bringing the matter to the attention of your employer or boss does not address the issue, then consider speaking with a Los Angeles hostile workplace employment lawyer. He or she can then guide you in what your next steps must be. We know proving harassment at work has caused a hostile work environment can be difficult.

Our Los Angeles employment attorneys have worked for many years to aid victims of hostile work environments and to enforce their workplace rights. We can and want to help if your employer has failed to remedy a hostile workplace or if you need then assistance reporting a hostile work environment to your boss. Please contact a Los Angeles hostile work environment lawyer at our law firm today. You can call us at (310) 997-4431 to set up a free consultation.