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-- , Oklahoma City, OklahomaSexual Harassment
If you are facing sexual harassment charges in Oklahoma, you need to hire a serious criminal defense lawyer to represent you in court throughout the state.
Sexual Harassment is considered the unwanted sexual and/or repeated unpleasant, degrading and/or sexist remarks directed toward an employee with the implied suggestion that the victims employment status, promotion or favorable treatment depend upon a positive response and/or “cooperation.” If such conduct even creates an offensive or hostile work environment this is still considered Sexual Harassment. A Sexual Harassment charge in Oklahoma City can also make the harasser liable for civil damages.
If you have been charged with Sexual Harassment, it is important to hire an experienced Oklahoma City Criminal Defense Attorney that has experience. Contact us today!
Oklahoma Sexual Harassment Charges
Harassment can include a variety of actions that result in an individual feeling threatened, uncomfortable, frightened or offended. Harassment may include verbal communication, third-party communication, written material, unwanted gifts, attention, pictures or stalking. If you have been accused of harassment, especially sexual harassment, in Oklahoma, an Oklahoma criminal defense attorney may be able to significantly minimize the legal consequences associated with these charges. Contact the Oklahoma criminal defense law firm of Atkins & Markoff for a free case review today.
Sexual Harassment Defined
Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, when submission of the conduct functions as one or more of the following:
- Is made a term or condition of employment
- Is used as a basis for employment decisions affecting the individual
- Unreasonably interferes with the individual’s work performance
- Creates a hostile, intimidating or offensive working environment
- Under Oklahoma law, an employer is responsible for sexual harassment by the following:
- Supervisors, whether or not the employer knew of the supervisor’s actions
- An individual’s co-workers, if the employer knew or should have known about the actions and failed to take immediate corrective action
- Non-employees who harass employees in the workplace, if the employer should have known about the harassment and failed to take immediate corrective action
Sexual Harassment Penalties in Oklahoma
According to Oklahoma law, sexual harassment is a form of gender-based discrimination, which can typically be categorized as quid pro quo discrimination or hostile work environment harassment. Quid pro quo sexual harassment occurs when the employee must submit to unwelcome sexual favors in order to gain some economic or employment benefit. Hostile work environment sexual harassment occurs when conduct at the workplace has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating a hostile, intimidating or offensive work environment. Legal punishment for sexual harassment in Oklahoma may include penalties such as jail time, probation, counseling, fines, and community service.
Contact an Oklahoma Criminal Defense Attorney
Having a sexual harassment charge on your criminal record can seriously impact your ability to work in certain professional environments, and may even affect your personal life in the future. Contact an Oklahoma criminal defense attorney with experience in dealing with defending sexual harassment cases in Oklahoma, in order to improve your chances of winning your case.