Sexual Bribery is Impermissible in the Workplace

Sexual bribery is a form of sexual harassment that involves exchanging sexual favors for rewards such as a promotion or an improved performance evaluation. The mere act of soliciting for unwanted sexual contact in the workplace falls under the protection of federal and state Civil Rights Laws. Something as specific as sexual bribery also falls under civil laws that apply to actions in the workplace.

Sexual Bribery Can Be Covert Or Open

When a superior uses their position and influence to attempt to get sexual favors from a subordinate, then that is sexual bribery. For example, when a supervisor offers to approve an employee’s raise in exchange for sex, then that is sexual bribery.

Some parties try to hide their actions, while others do not. Supervisors who make it known that they are receiving sexual bribery are not only committing a civil crime, but they are also ruining the reputations of their employees.

A Civil Rights Violation

Sexual bribery is specifically mentioned in federal and state Civil Rights Laws, which makes it a blatant civil rights violation. This sort of violation falls under the broader term of sexual harassment, and it is absolutely not permissible in a workplace environment.

The Damage Sexual Harassment Does

“News” has a way of getting around an office which can affect a person’s ability to remain productive in the workplace. A supervisor who intentionally brags about receiving sexual bribery is causing significant emotional and psychological harm to their subordinate. These are some of the consequences that are generally brought into any legal proceedings created by sexual bribery.

When a subordinate becomes associated with sexual bribery through the bragging of a supervisor, then that subordinate will generally find it hard to get along in the workplace. In some cases, news like this travels from company to company and can cause problems for the future career of the subordinate as well. Even the supervisor’s bragging is false, the implication is still considered sexual harassment and it has no place in the working world.

Our Buffalo sexual harassment lawyers have experience in handling sexual bribery cases for a variety of situations. If you are the victim of sexual bribery, you should not allow that situation to put a permanent stamp on your life. We will help you to create a case that can be made against your supervisor and we will do everything we can to win you the maximum available compensation for your emotional pain.

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