Alabama Sexual Harassment Lawyer

Alabama Injury Lawyers serving Birmingham, Montgomery, and Huntsville

From the workplace to the classroom and even on the streets, sexual harassment happens to both women and men alike. If you’ve been the victim of unwelcome sexual advances, comments, or gestures, you may have an Alabama sexual harassment claim. At Norris Injury Lawyers , we understand that making a sexual harassment claim can be intimidating, but we encourage you to let us help you. Our Alabama sexual harassment lawyers know the laws and your rights and are dedicated to protecting you and your integrity.

Sexual Harassment: Get the Facts

In its simplest form, sexual harassment is a type of illegal discrimination and abuse. It can come from anyone, including co-workers, peers, supervisors, professors, teachers, clients, and even strangers. Though sexual harassment predominantly happens to women, anyone can be the victim, including people who are not directly being harassed but find the harassing behavior offensive.

Victims of Alabama sexual harassment are protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prevents discrimination in the workplace based on sex, race, religion, or national origin. To define and enforce Title VII, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission established the following guidelines for defining sexual harassment in Alabama:

• The conduct is implied or explicitly stated as a condition of the victim’s employment.
• The victim’s refusal of or compliance with the conduct became the basis for decisions affecting his or her employment.
• The conduct was intended to or does negatively affect the victim’s job performance or work environment.

Types of harassment vary greatly, as harassers have varying motives and means of interacting with their victims. In some instances, the intent of the harasser is to punish someone for rejecting him or her in some way. Other times harassers may become a confidante to the victim, creating a false sense of trust and security through sharing life stories and showing great interest. Some use authority in the workplace or classroom as a means of getting a victim to perform sexual acts. Regardless of the form the harassment takes, it’s wrong and the victim has the right to see the harassment end and receive compensation for the harm he or she has endured.

Speak Up

With our main office in Birmingham, Norris Injury Lawyers is situated to serve people throughout the state of Alabama, including the cities of Anniston, of Birmingham, Gadsden, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa.

If you’ve been the victim of Alabama sexual harassment at your workplace, church, school, or anywhere else, let an Alabama sexual harassment lawyer at Norris Injury Lawyers help you. Our Alabama lawyers and legal support staff know the laws about sexual harassment and are able to support and guide you throughout your claim process or trial, should filing a lawsuit and going to trial be in your best interest.

Take the first step today by completing a free consultation form online or calling 1-888-317-2852. Someone from our firm will contact you after receiving your initial information. At that time you can ask any questions you may have and find out how we may be able to help you with your Alabama sexual harassment claim.