Oxnard Sexual Harassment Attorney

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California law defines sexual harassment as any unwanted conduct of a sexual nature, whether they are verbal advances or physical action. Sexual advances, creating a hostile work environment that is blatantly sexual in nature, and sexual advances are some of the more prevalent types of sexual harassment amongst employers.

How does California Law Prohibit Sexual Harassment?

First, employers in Oxnard are often required to implement company policies regarding sexual conduct, which must be posted and visible to employees. Matters covered by such policies should include contact information used by employees to report incidents, handling procedures for claims, and corrective measures (in the event that a claim turns out to be true).

There are also federal and California laws that have created agencies to handle sexual harassment claims. These agencies have authority to investigate an Oxnard workplace for the sexual harassment conduct that is alleged in the complaints they receive. Additionally, under these laws, employers may not fire or retaliate against any employee who has alleged sexual harassment in a claim.

How can a California attorney help?

Investigating and establishing a sexual harassment claim might be difficult without consulting someone with expertise in the relevant laws. Federal investigators are often very overworked. With that in mind, you should consider speaking with an attorney in Oxnard, as this might be the best way to ensure that your claim is filed before the deadlines set by the laws of California.

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Life in Oxnard

Oxnard may not be a household name throughout America but it plays a major role in California's international trade, manufacturing, defense, and agricultural economies. Oxnard is the key port for Del Monte Foods, Chiquita, Land Rover, BMW, and Jaguar shipments to the west coast. It's the deepest port between San Francisco and San Diego.

The city also has strong ties to agriculture and civil rights as the childhood home of Caesar Chavez and annual California Strawberry Festival. The USDA ranked Oxnard as one of the preeminent strawberry producers in California supplying over 1/3 of all California strawberries.

The top employers in Oxnard are currently St. John's Regional Medical Center, Oxnard Union High School District, and Waterway Plastics that collectively employ over 5,000 Oxnard locals.

Tourism helps boost the Oxnard economy as well. Tourists flock to Oxnard's renown soft sand beaches that are also known for being much less crowded than other hotspots. The Oxnard Public Beaches offer accommodations like palm tree lined walkways, picnic, and barbeque areas. The Carnegie Art Museum, founded by the famous Andrew Carnegie in 1907, displays over 1,500 pieces from Southern California artists and other influential Americans like Colin Campbell Cooper and Millard Sheets. The Chandler Vintage Museum of Transportation and Wildlife is another popular Oxnard museum neat Heritage Square that locals and tourists enjoy visiting.

If you live in Oxnard, California and need an attorney, you're in luck. Oxnard, California lawyers are members of a very diverse and sophisticated legal community. If you have any legal issues, an Oxnard, California lawyer can help.

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