If you feel you have been the victim of sexual harassment because a coworker keeps on asking you out on a date, you have the right to report it.
Your employer is by law required to keep a safe workplace which means keeping it free from all types of sexual harassment including when a coworker asks you out on a date.
You have accessed just the right page to learn all there is to know about your rights as you will find some helpful tips for reporting sexual harassment in the workplace if you are experiencing a coworker asking you out on a date which you are afraid to refuse. You should gain from these tips that you no longer need to endure sexual harassment but instead you can exert your rights.
Tip 1: Ask Your Harasser to Stop
As soon as you are certain the coworker has deliberately asked you out on a date which you don’t wish to attend but are afraid to refuse, the first step to take is to ask your coworker to stop asking you out on a date.
Tip 2: Keep a Paper Trail
If the coworker does not stop when requested to do so, you should start the process of collecting evidence that proves the coworker wanted to sexually harass you by deliberately asking you out on a date.
Apart from saving the way the coworker tried to ask you out on a date, you should also have a clear record of the date and time that the incident took place.
If possible share your experiences with a nearby witness who is prepared to vouch that the coworker was, in fact, sexual harassing you when asking you to go out on a date.
Tip 3: File a Formal Letter With HR
If your coworker fails to put a stop to the sexual harassment, even though told not to do it, you should write a formal letter which includes all the necessary details of the sexual harassment and send it to your HR. At this point in time the paper trail begins.
This letter to the HR is letting them know about the sexual harassment that is taking place and which you want stopped. If the HR doesn’t reply to your complaint of sexual harassment, you should file your complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC).
When the complaint has been received an EEOC officer will contact your employer in response to your complaint. The EEOC may schedule mediation between you and the coworker and your employer to enable a resolution to be reached regarding the illegal sexual harassment.
If mediation doesn’t work you should think about contacting an employment attorney who will assist you to file for compensation from the employer and/or the co worker.
If the EEOC states it is unable to find enough evidence to prove a law has been violated, a Notice of Right to Sue will be sent to you. When this occurs you can now file a lawsuit against the harasser or your employer. You should contact an attorney first.
Tip 4: Speak to an Attorney
An experienced employment attorney who has spent many years solving sexual harassment complaints in the workplace when a worker has been asked out on an unwanted date will collect all the evidence required to prove sexual harassment by a coworker has taken place. The attorney will help you to win the compensation you deserve by filing a lawsuit in court.
