Chicago Sexual Harassment Attorney

Employers are required to provide a workplace free from sexual harassment. Federal and Illinois law prohibit unwelcome conduct based on sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender that affects an employee’s work environment or employment decisions. These protections apply regardless of the victim’s position, gender, or length of employment, and employers have an affirmative duty to prevent and address sexual harassment in the workplace.

Sexual harassment can take many forms, including unwelcome physical contact, such as touching or groping; verbal harassment, such as sexual comments, jokes, propositions, or threats; and non-physical conduct that invades an employee’s privacy or dignity. Sexual harassment may also include being secretly recorded, watched, or spied on in private spaces such as bathrooms, locker rooms, or changing areas. Conduct that is severe or pervasive enough to create a hostile or abusive work environment—or that is tied to employment decisions—violates federal and Illinois law.

When sexual harassment occurs, employers may be held legally responsible if they engage in the conduct directly or fail to take prompt and effective action to stop it. Sadelski Law represents employees who have been subjected to sexual harassment by pursuing claims against employers and responsible individuals in federal or state court to hold them accountable and seek full compensation for the harm caused by unlawful workplace conduct.