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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 611725"><p>If the company receives even a remote complaint if sexual harassment; they are legally bound to investigate it. It's a criminal law- not just civil or employment.</p><p></p><p>Do you have an employee handbook? S needs to follow it to the letter and file a complaint. If she's a temp & employed by the agency- she needs to file the complaint w the temp agency. Flirting is not harassment but sexual innuendo, touching, inappropriate jokes, quid pro quo behavior does qualify. The victim needs to report it either to her immediate supervisor or further up. Anecdotal coworker reports really won't qualify and yes, could blow up. The company will have to investigate- and if S doesn't verify it or complain - there is nothing to investigate and it could be construed as mere troublemaking, I think. And it could come back to haunt you or hurt in a future job search. I think you should encourage her to put a stop to it. I wouldn't make a complaint on her behalf because I think you could both end up unemployed. The company had to verify a complaint. If she downplays it, the complaint is unverifiable and it's over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 611725"] If the company receives even a remote complaint if sexual harassment; they are legally bound to investigate it. It's a criminal law- not just civil or employment. Do you have an employee handbook? S needs to follow it to the letter and file a complaint. If she's a temp & employed by the agency- she needs to file the complaint w the temp agency. Flirting is not harassment but sexual innuendo, touching, inappropriate jokes, quid pro quo behavior does qualify. The victim needs to report it either to her immediate supervisor or further up. Anecdotal coworker reports really won't qualify and yes, could blow up. The company will have to investigate- and if S doesn't verify it or complain - there is nothing to investigate and it could be construed as mere troublemaking, I think. And it could come back to haunt you or hurt in a future job search. I think you should encourage her to put a stop to it. I wouldn't make a complaint on her behalf because I think you could both end up unemployed. The company had to verify a complaint. If she downplays it, the complaint is unverifiable and it's over. [/QUOTE]
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