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We also commonly help people who have to work in a hostile environment. Usually this means that there is sexual harassment, but it can include other forms of harassment. An employee should not have to give up their employment in these cases and we have had success in helping people find Illinois sexual harassment lawyers that have been able to get the employer to change and/or remove the inappropriate behavior.

Illinois sexual harassment laws come from federal law under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) "unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual's work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment."

There are two types of sexual harassment, both of which are illegal. The first is when a boss, supervisor or other person in authority requests sexual favors or a relationship in exchange for not punishing an employee or in return for a promotion or other employment reward. The second type of sexual harassment occurs from the work environment itself such as crude sexual jokes, comments, pictures or other means that create an intimidating or offensive environment.

If you are experiencing sexual harassment you should report it to a supervisor. In most cases the liability of your employer is based on whether they knew or should have known about the inappropriate behavior and did nothing to stop it.

If you have general questions about Illinois sexual harassment laws or would like a referral to a sexual harassment attorney in Illinois please contact us. All inquiries are free and confidential.

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