Sexual Harassment: You Do Not Have to Suffer in Silence
Experiencing sexual harassment or abuse is a deeply violating and isolating experience. It doesn’t just affect your performance at work or your daily life; it damages your emotional well-being, your sense of safety, and your dignity. Too often, survivors feel forced to choose between staying silent or facing retaliatory backlash.
But here is the truth: Your safety and dignity should never come at the cost of your career or your peace of mind.
At Rastegar Law Group, we provide compassionate, strong, and completely confidential legal representation to workers and survivors facing harassment and abuse. We are here to listen to your story, serve as your shield, and hold wrongdoers accountable.
Sexual Harassment
Are You Experiencing Harassment?
Check the signs of Workplace Sexual Harassment
Workplace sexual harassment can be physical, verbal, or visual. It can happen between any genders and can come from supervisors, coworkers, clients, or third parties. Use this checklist to identify illegal behavior:
Quid Pro Quo (“This for That”)
An employer, supervisor, or manager hints or demands that you must submit to sexual favors in exchange for a job, promotion, raise, or better shifts.
Hostile Work Environment
You are subjected to a continuous pattern of offensive sexual remarks, unwelcome jokes, sexual stories, or invasive questions about your private life.
Unwanted Physical Contact
You experience uninvited touching, hugging, leaning over, cornering, groping, or any uncomfortable physical closeness.
Inappropriate Gestures & Looks
Coworkers or superiors direct suggestive looks, winks, blowing kisses, or offensive physical gestures toward you.
Retaliation for Saying No
After rejecting an advance, you suddenly face demotions, write-ups, negative performance reviews, or are excluded from meetings.
Important Realization: The law protects you from a hostile work environment. If the behavior is unwelcome and severe enough to alter your working conditions, you have a legal right to stop it.
Taking Back Control: How We Help You
Confronting a harasser, abuser, or a powerful institution can feel incredibly intimidating. We serve as your advocate and shield so you can focus on healing and recovery.
Here is how we stand by you, step-by-step:
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We Listen Without Judgment
During your free, confidential consultation, we provide a safe space to hear your story.
2
We Gather Critical Evidence
We collect the key evidence to document the harassment and strengthen your claim.
3
We Handle the Bureaucracy
We handle complaints and legal filings so you can focus on your recovery journey.
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We Fight for Your Recovery
We seek compensation for your emotional distress, lost wages, and other available damages.
Best of all, we work on a contingency fee basis. This means we charge no fee unless and until we successfully recover compensation for you.
The Legal Foundation: What Protects You?
Both federal and California state laws provide severe penalties for sexual harassment and abuse:
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)
Under FEHA, California employers have an absolute, non-negotiable duty to take all reasonable steps to prevent and correct sexual harassment.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The foundational federal law that protects workers from hostile work environments and sexual discrimination nationwide.
Employer and Institutional Liability
In California, employers can be held strictly liable for harassment committed by supervisors. If committed by a coworker, client, or third party, the employer is liable if they knew (or should have known) about the behavior and failed to take immediate corrective action. Institutions like schools or religious groups can also be held civilly liable for enabling or hiding sexual abuse.
- Document Everything: Keep a detailed, private log (on your personal, non-work device) of every incident, including dates, times, what was said, physical actions, and any witnesses.
- Report the Behavior (If Safe): Use your company’s formal complaint procedure to notify HR or management in writing, and keep physical copies of your reports. For abuse outside of work, report the behavior to law enforcement when you are ready.
- Consult a Legal Professional: Speak to an attorney immediately to protect your rights, secure evidence, and preserve your legal claims before deadlines pass.
Why Rastegar Law Group
Three Decades. One Focus.
We’ve dedicated our entire practice to representing employees wronged by their employers — no corporate defense work, no divided loyalties.
Since 1991
Admitted to Practice
Over 35 years of exclusive focus on California employment law and worker rights.
108 Years
Combined Experience
Our attorneys bring deep expertise in the tactics employers use to avoid accountability.
Statewide
California Coverage
Offices in Los Angeles and San Diego. We represent workers throughout the entire state.
Let’s Talk About Your Case
Legal deadlines can arrive sooner than expected. Speaking with an attorney early can help preserve important evidence, protect your rights, and give you a clearer understanding of the path forward.