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If you’re dealing with harassment at work, you may feel stuck and worried about retaliation, your reputation, or losing the job you need. An Irvine sexual harassment lawyer can help you understand your options, protect your rights, and take practical steps to stop the conduct while pursuing compensation when appropriate.

Why Choose Our Firm?

Nosrati Law believes you deserve a workplace where you can do your job without being sexualized, pressured, or punished for speaking up. If you’re unsure whether your experience counts as sexual harassment, our skilled team is here to discuss your situation and help decide the right plan of action to take.

We have a proven track record of success, handling cases just like yours in Irvine and beyond. An Irvine sexual harassment lawyer may walk you through options, next steps, and a timeline, and help you move forward with clarity and protection.

What Is Sexual Harassment?

Under California law, sexual harassment can include unwanted comments, images, touching, pressure for dates or sexual favors, or sexualized jokes that create an intimidating or offensive work environment. It can happen in corporate offices, healthcare settings, restaurants, retail, education, and remote workplaces. It is important to understand that it can be committed by supervisors, coworkers, clients, vendors, or customers.

This type of harassment typically falls into two categories:

Hostile work environment: Unwelcome conduct based on sex/gender or of a sexual nature that becomes severe or pervasive enough to affect your work conditions
Quid pro quo harassment: When someone in power conditions a job benefit on sexual favor or punishes you for refusing.

Importantly, harassment can be verbal, written, visual, or physical. You do not have to prove intent or show that the harasser was motivated by attraction. What matters is the impact and whether the conduct was unwelcome.

Hire a Sexual Harassment Lawyer

When your job, income, and reputation are on the line, having counsel levels the playing field. When you hire a sexual harassment lawyer, your attorney may:

Evaluate whether the facts meet the legal standard
Handle communications with human resources, management, and opposing counsel so you don’t have to
Help you document retaliation
Prepare and file the right agency complaints
Pursue remedies such as back pay, emotional distress damages, policy changes, and other settlement terms

An employment attorney in Irvine may also help you avoid common pitfalls like missing deadlines, giving recorded statements without preparation, or resigning before you understand how it may affect your claim.

Common Workplace Examples We See in Irvine and Orange County

Workplace sexual harassment often shows up as patterns that escalate over time, such as:

Sexual comments disguised as jokes, teasing, or complaints
Unwanted touching, lingering hugs, blocking your path, or repeated invasions of personal space
Requests for dates after you’ve said no
Sexual rumors, group chats, or sharing explicit content at work
Threats, reduced hours, write-ups, or exclusion after you report or refuse advances
Customer-client harassment when management refuses to intervene

What to Do if You Are Experiencing Sexual Harassment

Taking the right steps early can protect both your well-being and your case:

Write it down: Dates, times, locations, witnesses, what was said/done, and how you responded.
Save evidence: Screenshots of texts/messages, emails, schedules, and write-ups.
Use reporting channels when safe: Human resource director, a manager you trust, or a hotline. If the harasser is your manager, report up the chain.
Get support: Harassment can take a real mental and physical toll. Counseling and medical records can also document the impact.
Avoid “off-the-record” deals: Some employers try to bury complaints quietly, but you deserve clear, written outcomes and protection from retaliation.

Statewide Sexual Harassment Statistics

Although Irvine’s statistics regarding sexual harassment are limited, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) publishes statewide complaint and casework statistics in its annual report. In 2023, CRD reported:

429 employment-complaint bases alleging Sexual Harassment — Hostile Environment
41 employment-complaint bases alleging Sexual Harassment — Quid Pro Quo
6,297 Right-to-Sue complaint bases alleging Sexual Harassment — Hostile Environment.
2,858 Right-to-Sue complaint bases alleging Sexual Harassment — Quid Pro Quo.

These statewide numbers highlight the ongoing sexual harassment issues that occur within the state, and the need for skilled Irvine sexual harassment attorneys for these types of claims.

FAQs

Can My Employer Retaliate Against Me for Reporting Sexual Harassment?

California law prohibits employers from retaliating against you for reporting sexual harassment, participating in an investigation, or supporting someone else’s complaint. Retaliation can include firing, demotion, reduced hours, pay cuts, worse schedules, write-ups, or harassment. If any of these types of changes occur, it’s important to document and report them promptly. An attorney can help protect your rights.

What Evidence Do I Need to Prove Sexual Harassment in California?

Evidence can include items such as emails, texts, messages, voicemails, photos, videos, or inappropriate materials. Write down dates, times, locations, what was said or done, and who witnessed it. Keep copies of human resource complaints, investigation notes, schedules, performance reviews, and retaliation-related changes. Medical or counseling records can also help show impact.

What Is the Difference Between Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Work Environment Harassment?

Quid pro quo harassment happens when a supervisor or decision-maker ties job benefits or threats to sexual favors, including promotions, schedules, or continued employment, depending on compliance. Hostile work environment harassment is unwelcome sexual or gender-based conduct that is severe or pervasive enough to make work intimidating, offensive, or abusive, even without explicit threats or job tradeoffs.

Can I File a Sexual Harassment Claim if the Harasser Is a Coworker, Not a Supervisor?

Yes, you can file a sexual harassment claim even if the harasser is a coworker. In California, employers can be liable if they knew or should have known about the harassment and failed to take prompt, effective corrective action. Report it through human resources or your employer’s complaint process, document what happened, and save messages or witness information.

Contact Us Today

If you believe that you are experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace, it is important for you not to wait and get in contact with a trusted Irvine sexual harassment lawyer today. At Nosrati Law, our legal team is very familiar with the deadlines associated with different types of claims and the inner workings of the legal system.

Contact us today for a free consultation.

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