Hostile Work Environment
A hostile work environment is created when unwelcome comments or conduct
based on sex, race or other legally protected characteristics unreasonably
interferes with an employee’s work performance or creates an intimidating,
hostile or offensive work environment. Anyone in the workplace
might be the perpetrator of this kind of harassment, including a supervisor,
member of management, co-worker, contractor, vendor or guest. The
victim may be anyone affected by the conduct.
Some examples of actions that might create a hostile work environment
include:
- Offensive or suggestive comments about appearance, clothing or body
parts;
- Touching in a way that may make an employee feel uncomfortable;
- Telling sexual or lewd jokes or hanging posters, cartoons or calendars
with sexual themes;
- Sending, forwarding or soliciting sexually suggestive letters, notes,
emails, or images;
- Use of racially derogatory words, phrases, epithets;
- Demonstrations of a racial or ethnic nature such as a use of gestures,
pictures, cartoons or drawings which would offend a particular racial
or ethnic group;
- Comments about an employee’s skin color or other racial/ethnic
characteristics;
- Offensive comments about an employee’s accent;
- Making disparaging remarks about an employee’s gender that
are not sexual in nature;
- Negative comments about an employee’s religious beliefs;
- Expressing negative stereotypes regarding an employee’s birthplace
or ancestry;
- Negative comments regarding an employee’s age;
- Derogatory or intimidating references to an employee’s mental
or physical impairment.
At the Law Offices of GRANT & ASSOCIATES, we believe no one should
be required to work under such conditions. We are committed to
helping our clients obtain full and fair compensation for their claims.
The Tacoma Washington employment and personal injury attorneys of Grant & Associates are focused on legal matters including injury, accidents, employment and discrimination cases. Contact our firm to discuss your case with our attorneys.
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