Sexual Harassment

Sabel Law APC represents clients in California sexual harassment disputes involving unwanted conduct, hostile work environments, quid pro quo harassment, retaliation, and employer duties to prevent and correct harassment. These matters often require careful handling of communications, witness accounts, complaint history, and the employer’s response.

Common sexual harassment issues

Unwanted conduct: Issues may involve comments, messages, touching, pressure, images, requests, threats, or other conduct of a sexual nature.

Quid pro quo harassment: Disputes may involve workplace benefits, schedules, assignments, promotions, or job security tied to acceptance or rejection of sexual conduct.

Hostile work environment: Severe or pervasive conduct may affect working conditions when connected to sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or another protected characteristic.

Employer response: Evidence may involve reporting channels, investigations, corrective action, retaliation, confidentiality, and prevention policies.

Frequently asked questions

What evidence should be preserved in a harassment dispute?

Preserve emails, text messages, chat logs, photos, complaint records, witness names, schedules, investigation documents, policy documents, and notes describing dates, locations, and what happened.

Does harassment require termination to be unlawful?

No. A harassment claim can exist even without termination if the conduct meets the legal standard and affects the workplace.

Can reporting harassment lead to a retaliation claim?

It can. If adverse action follows a complaint, the timing, decision-maker knowledge, stated reasons, and supporting records should be reviewed.

Contact Sabel Law APC

To discuss a sexual harassment matter, contact Sabel Law APC at Contact@sabellaw.com. You may also call the Los Angeles office at (213) 262-2616, the San Diego office at (619) 604-5434, or the Nevada office at (725) 525-5583.

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