What protections exist against sexual harassment at work?

You can report the harassment internally to your employer, file a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission (if federally regulated), or seek help from your provincial human rights body (if provincially regulated). You are legally protected from retaliation.

You are protected under Australian federal and state anti-discrimination laws, which prohibit sexual harassment at work as a form of unlawful discrimination.

Sexual harassment by a colleague is illegal under the Employment Equality Act 1998. You should report it internally first, then consider making a formal complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission within 6 months.

You can file a written complaint with the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) at your workplace within 3 months of the incident — extendable up to 6 months for sufficient cause.

Report the harassment to your employer immediately, file a complaint with the Ministry of Employment and Labor or the National Human Rights Commission, and consider seeking legal remedies under the Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-Family Balance Assistance Act.

Sexual harassment in the workplace is a form of sex discrimination prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes it illegal to harass a person because of their sex, including unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

Under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), harassment is unwelcome conduct based on a protected characteristic (e.g., race, gender, disability) that is severe or pervasive enough to alter employment conditions or create a hostile work environment.