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If you are facing harassment or discrimination at work, there are certain steps you should take to protect your rights. These actions might help you put a stop to the mistreatment and improve your work situation. Even if they don't, however, taking these steps will help you prove your case and preserve your right to sue, if you later decide to consult an employment attorney to file a harassment or discrimination case.
​Harassment can take many forms, from derogatory jokes based on ethnicity or age to name-calling and slurs to threats and outright physical violence. In sexual harassment cases, the harasser might insist that the victim go on a date or otherwise accept his sexual advances or miss out on work opportunities. For example, a supervisor might condition a raise or promotion on the victim putting up with his advances. These are called "quid pro quo" cases.
The other type of harassment is called "hostile work environment" harassment. In these cases, the harassment doesn't directly result in discipline or lost opportunities, but does make it difficult for the victim to work because of constant ridicule, belittling comments, teasing, sexual come-ons, and so on. This type of harassment may take the form of comments about an employee's protected characteristic or it may be more subtle. For example, a manager may treat workers of a certain ethnicity better than other workers.
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