Everything breakaway said is true from a legal standpoint
you really think so?
as a lawyer, i would think the first thing you would have asked is what is the company's sexual harrassment policy, and how did they fail to act on that in an immediate and protective way?
so we have some girl, she like to dress in mini skirts without panties and talk in the cafeteria about her sexual escapades and oral fixations. she has been known to date men within the company, at least one of those ended in a not so pleasant breakup, and there are witnesses that she took part in a gangbang at a bachelor party. now she dates her boss. goes out on more than one date. initiates consensual sexual relations. oh yeah, dont forget about the company car and nice office space that she did not decline during this affair. then she goes stating she was sexually harrassed in the workplace.
good luck finding a jury that would hold that company liable for that supervisor's actions in that scenerio. good luck finding a qualified labor law attorney willing to take that case scenerio on on a contingency fee basis.
and whats with the she "walked off with 50 grand?" I have never seen a settlement for a situation like this that did not have a very well defined confidentiality agreement, and here we have some woman blabbing about it on the Internet. In fact, I dont believe I have ever saw one that did not have a clause that if the confidentially agreement is broken the contract is null except for the clause that it is agreed upon that no sexual harrassment has taken place. hmmmmm... arbitration over this broken contract?
and 50 grand? that severance package is not even a years salary with continued benefits for a very low paying position. somebody really didnt have a case here and took whatever they could get.
To say, Sexual harassment is unwelcomed, inappropriate and continued is wrong IS WRONG. Breakaway might want to check with her Human Resource dept. for her company's Sexual Harrassment Policy; if anything it is interesting to find out how well defined these laws are to protect the company above the individual in these situations.
