The office holiday party is supposed to be a time when you get to meet with your coworkers and mingle with them and sometimes get to co-mingle with people that you don't normally get to see at the office and see people that you haven't seen in a more relaxed and less formal environment. Unfortunately, that less formal environment can lead to sexual harassment. In most sexual harassment situations during the holiday party, alcohol is involved. It lowers people's inhibitions, and with that more relaxed atmosphere, people get braver and they will say things that they normally wouldn't say in the office environment or the work environment, and they do things that they wouldn't normally do. Just because an office party is serving alcohol or it's a more informal environment doesn't mean that you can be sexually harassed. Here at Phillips & Associates, we handle many of these cases. We have the knowledge and experience to deal with your case or your situation.
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Phillips & Associates, PLLC
