.  A vicious epidemic is taking over in many workplace environments.  Employees are increasingly becoming the victims of harassment, abuse and retaliation. Some employers wrongfully think that because it is their business, they can do whatever they want. Employees are facing conditions that harm them emotionally, financially and sometimes physically as they attempt to earn an income to take care of themselves and their families. Check out these alarming survey results and facts What can you do? The following links may provide answers, support and help. We want to be very clear that we do not advocate taking any action against anyone without just cause or for wrongful personal gain.  However, if you are a victim of sexual harassment, bullying, verbal abuse, discrimination, retaliation, threats, illegal business practices, emotional or physical attacks, then you need to stand up and take action for positive change. Need inspiration to do the right thing?!   follow this link to "Character Counts",  (Michael Josephson, Character Counts and The Institute of Ethics are not affiliated with this web site.) If you are an employer or a company accused of improper workplace activities, it is your responsibility to investigate. An improper investigation may be more harmful to your company that the actions that prompted it. Give your Comments and Suggestions on Workplace Abuse, Training etc. Read Others Comments It is our belief that people will continue the same behavior until it is no longer tolerated. What we don't oppose, we approve. This links are for information only. We are not offering them as legal advise.  For complete legal understanding, please contact your attorney. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Sexual Harassment Hostile Work Environment Employment Laws Unlawful Employment Practices Discrimination Retaliation Bullying Help for Employees Help for Employers Books and Other Reference Materials . . Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 . Employment Laws  Unlawful Employment Practices Sexual Harassment   In Fiscal Year 2004, EEOC received 13,136 charges of sexual harassment. 15.1% of those charges were filed by males.  EEOC Sexual Harassment Laws California Assembly Bill 1825 (AB 1825)   Discrimination Retaliation    Hostile Work Environment (2000) U.S. Hostile Workplace Survey: 50% of workplace bullies are women. 77% of victims of workplace bullying are women 51% of victims lost significant income because of the bullying Hostile work environment harassment occurs when unwelcome comments or conduct based on sex, race or other legally protected characteristics unreasonably interferes with an employee’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. FACT: A person of good moral character would stop if they saw that their behavior inadvertently caused harm to another person.   Workplace Bullying 5 Myths of Workplace Bullying: It’s only a “personality clash” It’s “tough management”, not bullying Victims have “problems with authority” Victims "asked for it" Victims are “sue happy” and only in it for the money FACTS: The actions of the Bully against the victim would be intolerable to the Bully, if this behavior was directed, by someone else, towards their own family or someone they cared for. A person of integrity would not capitalize on or use any weakness of the victim as an excuse for their abusive behavior   STOP  WORKPLACE  ABUSE  TODAY !