Paoli Quid Pro Quo Attorney
Presenting Claims for Sexual Harassment in Philadelphia
If you're a woman who faces sexual harassment in the workplace, the Law Offices of John A. Gallagher is ready to advise you about your legal options and represent you in court if necessary. Contact our office in Paoli to learn how our employment law attorneys can help you get through a difficult situation at work.
Our lawyers handle both quid pro quo and hostile work environment claims
Sexual harassment claims generally fall under one of two headings: quid pro quo and hostile work environment. The first (from the Latin phrase meaning "this for that") refers to pressure to provide sexual favors in exchange for getting, keeping or advancing in a job.
The second is a broader category that covers situations that a reasonable person would find intolerably offensive: unwelcome touching, e-mails or phone messages with sexual themes, open displays of obscene or pornographic material at work, or a pattern of personal remarks from others about your appearance, clothing or physical features.
No matter what form of sexual harassment you're dealing with, our lawyers can listen to your story, advise you about your alternatives, and draw up the right situation for your circumstances. If you're a professional woman who might also be facing glass-ceiling limitations in your career advancement, a negotiated severance package might be the best way to get you out of a dead-end situation while protecting your ability to start fresh elsewhere.
Our clients also include women in lower-paid hourly occupations, whose sexual harassment problems often reflect a huge inequality in bargaining leverage between labor and management. We find that women from foreign countries here on employment visas are especially vulnerable to both kinds of sexual harassment. The harassers understand that their victims are afraid to complain because they don't want to jeopardize their right to work in the United States.
We represent clients in Chester County and Delaware County, Pennsylvania
To learn more about our ability to represent your interests effectively in any case of workplace sexual harassment in Greater Philadelphia, contact an experienced employment law attorney at the Law Offices of John A. Gallagher, P.C., in Paoli or five other locations.