Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in Indiana

naked picture

A customer came in showed me pictueres of him and his girlfriend(head shots) then said heres a picture of me when I first seen you and pulled a picture of himself naked. My boss thinks its alright for him to come back in because hes sorry. What can I do legally if that happens. This person has made sexual coments to all of us girls in the past, he has crossed the line now.


Asked on 3/14/04, 5:31 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Kenneth Lauter Kenneth E. Lauter, PC

Re: naked picture

Your employer has a legal obligation to protect you from sexual harassment by customers. You don't say whether your employer has a written sexual harassment policy. However, it sounds like (following your complaint) your employer did contact the customer. The legal question to be answered is: Was that a reasonable response to your complaint? Well, basically, the proof is in the pudding. If you have further problems with the customer, then, in my opinion, your employer's response was inadequate and you probably have a case. If you have no further problems, you probably don't have a case.

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Answered on 3/19/04, 4:27 pm


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