I have been putting up with harassment and have used the employer’s policy to make it stop, but it just keeps going and going. Do I have to quit before I file suit?
No. If the harassment creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment and you have taken reasonable steps to stop it, you can go to court for an order to make it stop. You can also recover money damages for the emotional pain and suffering that you endured. Under some circumstances, such as when you sue your employer in federal court, you can recorver our reasonable attorneys’ fees a well.
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