Brake Law

The legal definition of "sexual harassment" is unwelcome verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature that is severe or pervasive and affects working condition or creates a hostile working environment. Conduct is not sexual harassment if it is welcome. For this reason, it is very important to communicate to the harasser that the conduct makes you uncomfortable and that you want it to stop.

Conduct of a sexual nature
Many different kinds of conduct (verbal, visual, or physical) that is of a sexual nature maybe be considered sexual harassment:

• Verbal: Comments about clothing, personal behavior, or a person's body; sexual or sex-based jokes; requesting sexual favors or repeatedly asking a person out; sexual innuendos; telling rumors about a person's personal or sexual life; threatening a person
• Physical: Assault; blocking (impeding) movement; inappropriate touching; kissing; hugging
• Nonverbal: Looking suggestively at someone; derogatory gestures or facial expressions of a sexual nature; following a person
• Visual: Posters, drawings, pictures, screensavers, or emails of a sexual nature

If you feel you have been the victim of sexual harassment in Colorado, please contact attorney Andrew. T. Brake, P.C. today.