Can I be fired for sexual harassment for telling a co-worker that someone else was saying that they were a lesbian and married under a civil union to a woman?
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Can I be fired for sexual harassment for telling a co-worker that someone else was saying that they were a lesbian and married under a civil union to a woman?
Asked on February 15, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes, you could be fired for this reason:
1) First, if you do not have an employment contract or agreement, you are an "employee at will" and an employee at will may be fired at any time, for any reason--including repeating someone else's remark.
2) Second, there is no "safe habor" or exception to sexual harassment for repeating another's remarks; if you make a remark that would be sexual harassment, it is still harassment even if you are repeating a remark someone else made.
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