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What if co-worker sexually assaulted me?

Generally, there are federal laws (in addition to some state laws) that protect employees from harassment in their workplace. In general, harassment may include behavior that would create a hostile or unsafe work environment for an employee. Generally, if an employer does not take any measures to address workplace harassment, the employee may be able to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. We don’t have much information on our website about workplace harassment, but I did some quick research and found this website with an explanation of what constitutes harassment in the workplace. We are not affiliated with that site in any way, but I provide it for your information.

I also found a few other resources that may be helpful. This one is a State Law Guide for Employment Rights for Victims of
Domestic or Sexual Violence. This site includes information on how workplaces can respond to domestic and sexual violence.

Finally, this is a Survivor’s Toolkit for individuals in California, which includes different examples of letters that survivors can use for different
situations related to employment encounters and other scenarios. Please note that we are not affiliated with any of these sites and that I cannot vouch for their accuracy.

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