The very first thing you should do when you feel that you’ve been sexually harassed at work or that you have witnessed somebody else being sexually harassed, is go to the employee handbook to see what kind of guidelines or procedures they have to complain about sexual harassment. You should send an email or a letter, i.e., a trackable form. You bring with you to the appointment or the meeting that they’ve set up any and all documentation that you have regarding the sexual harassment incident. You should give them approximately two weeks to get back to you about where they are with their investigation, and if you haven’t heard from them in two weeks, you should follow up. If, after that period of time and following up, they do not respond, then you should escalate it either to another department and contact an attorney.
By
Phillips & Associates, PLLC
