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do I have a harassment case?
This past Christmas I was at a dinner party hosted by the president of the company I worked for. During that dinner the president got really vulgar with his language this list is long on the things he said but one that was directly asked of me was,
Asked on June 27, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
It was an inappropriate remark, but it doesn't necessarily give you any recourse or grounds for compensation. A single remark, if it is not a pattern of harassment, will not result in any liabilty for the employer, or entitle the employee to anything, unless the employee can show that he or she lost his or her job or suffered some other adverse employment consequence (demotion or denial of a promotion; being transferred to a less-desirable shift or location; suspension; etc.) as a result of reporting or complaining about the remark. That said, if you can ties the loss of your employment to this remark or your reporting of it--which means you have some facts or evidence to make that connection--then you may have suffered a type of sexual harassment (e.g. unwanted exposure to sex-based commentary or remarks) and may have a claim; if you feel that was the case, contact the federal EEOC.
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