Busting the Myth of Male Sexual Harassment

They said that art imitates real life and the movie "Disclosure" tackled the issue of male sexual harassment back in the day when the idea of men getting sexually harassed at work wasn’t really accepted or wasn’t seen as a big deal.

Today, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), as much as 16 percent of the sexual harassment complaints it handled in 2009 were filed by male employees. While the number appears substantial, it is believed that male sexual harassment in the workplace is largely underreported.

Labor experts say that men are less likely than women to report being sexually harassed for fear of being mocked. Further, many are hesitant to be branded as “victims” especially when their situation involves same-sex sexual harassment.

The EEOC reported that the increase in sexual harassment complaints filed by men were mostly due to being sexually harassed by other men. While female bosses can be held liable for harassing a male employee, the trend these days is men being harassed by other men.

Same sex sexual harassment was actually only recognized in 1998 in the case of Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services wherein the US Supreme Court held that an individual can bring a claim for workplace harassment when the harasser and the harassed employee are the same sex.

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, both men and women are protected against sexual harassment at work. The gender of the victim or the harasser does not matter in the complaint, anyone can be sexually harassed as long as that employee is the target of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that can affect or interfere with his employment or work performance.

Sexual harassment can be just as damaging to men as it is to women. So if you are a male employee who lives in Los Angeles and you’re feeling sick when you go to work because you’re being sexually harassed by a boss or colleagues, seek the advice of a Los Angeles sexual harassment lawyer.

Male sexual harassment is no joke and should not be taken lightly as men are protected under the law from such offensive or abusive conduct. Male on male harassment is also not just about boys being boys – tolerating such would give rise to liability issues against the employer.

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