I Rejected My Supervisor’s Sexual Advances and Got Fired. What Should I Do?
A worker should be able to do their job and build their career without having to deal with sexual harassment in the workplace. When a member of the management team is the one who is making unwanted sexual advances or innuendos, then that can create a toxic work environment. If you got fired because you rejected your supervisor’s sexual advances, then you should exercise your civil rights.
Make A Written Log Of Everything
While the sequence of events is still fresh or even, if possible, while it is happening, you should tape conversations and later write down everything you can remember. You need to include, and even record, every statement that was made and every detail that is associated with your firing. If there is a history of sexual harassment between you and the supervisor, then you need to make a note of that history as well.
Try To Get Witness Accounts
There are two types of people who can help you to make your case compelling in civil court; witnesses to your sexual advances, and those who have had sexual advances made at them by the same supervisor. It might be difficult to get anyone to speak out, but you have to try and you should consider recording the conversations. Talk to your friends at your former job and see if anyone would be willing to act as a witness for your sexual harassment filing. As you talk to your friends, try to get the word circulating that could encourage other victims to step forward.
Hire A Lawyer
You should waste no time in hiring an experienced sexual harassment attorney to speak on your behalf. Your attorney will take the information you have collected and put together a complaint that will be filed with your company. Generally, an attorney will want to give the company the chance to deal with the aggressor and make things right with the harassed employee. If the company is not interested in taking care of the situation, then your attorney might decide to take the case to civil court.
If you have been fired because of sexual harassment, then your civil rights have been violated. You should not stand for that type of conduct. It is important to hire an experienced attorney and stand up for your rights. An attorney can work to possibly get your job back for you, or maybe get you the maximum amount of potential compensation.
Our firm will work to protect your rights and help to get you some measure of justice. Contact one of our professional sexual harassment lawyers today to see what can be done about your sexual harassment case.