ARE THERE ANY LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE MITSUBISHI SETTLEMENTS?
To the ‘silent sufferers’ … Exercise your legal rights. You don’t have to “shut up and take it”. If you believe you are the victim of sexual harassment, carefully document the incidents in which harassment has occurred. Get the names of the harassers, dates, witnesses, supervisory people who were told and their responses. INCLUDE AS MUCH DETAIL AS POSSIBLE. The more vulgar and egregious the behaviors you have endured, the stronger your case will be. If there are any notes, letters, or other written evidence which indicates the harassment, save them!! If you visited a physician as a result of the harassment, document the medical appointments. Specifically describe the incidents to your doctor so they are included in your medical reports. If your job performance suffered as a result of the harassment, explain how it was affected. Job performance reviews tend to be highly revealing if they indicate an excellent worker who continually received excellent performance reviews, yet strangely
