If you were charged with sexual harassment and then were found?

Question

to be set up by the person that made the complaint, (she got fired) should I go after my place of employment because members of the management (I am in management also) team didn't keep the confidentiality that I had the right to until a decision was made on the outcome of the situation. I know it's hard to prove but so many people were involved in the end that it will be hard for everyone to get their stories straight. I was accused of something that I didn't do and now I have this reputation that is almost unbearable to deal with. Should I sue my employer or the people individually guilty of slander or both?

Answer 1

You have a genuine rock and a hard place. If you try and save your reputation with litigation, you will still keep your name in the forefront of office scandal.
On the other hand, you have been slandered, and there are legal remedies for this. Do you really like where you work and plan on retiring from there eventually? You may never recover from this, but, a good reputation is worth fighting for if you can weigh the risks. Being stuck in the middle however, you need GOOD legal advice from an employment oriented lawyer.
Believe me, it's worth the money to get good legal advice, and I was a cop for 21 years and I have no great love for lawyers in general.

Answer 2

You do not say what happened to you, other than a loss of reputation. Did you loose your job? If so, have you since gotten another job at the same or better pay rate? If you were simply accused of sexual harassment and no action was taken against you, then you probably do not have a case. If you still work at the company, ask your manager to make sure the people you work with directly understand that the allegations against you were not proven and were totally groundless. That way the grapevine will take care of restoring your reputation. If you were fired for it and later the company found out your accuser had fabricated the claim, then you would be able to sue the company (although technically you could sue the other employees it would be difficult to prove and they probably do not have enough assets to pay any judgment you won against them). However, if you were fired and then got an equal or better job you would not have any damages. The most you could ask for is for the company to correct their records and make sure no negative information would be given out for job references. If what you say is true, the company would probably agree to do this for you without you having to sue them.

Answer 3

from you narration, the facts are already jumbled. if you have records of the proceedings and the like, then you might have a better chance. you also have to determine how long it has been from having been separated from employment. if there is evidence that the charge against you was in fact fabricated, then you can say that the termination resulting from said charge should likewise be reversed (in the same way wrongfully convicted rapists are now having those convictions reversed through the use of DNA evidence). It's all a matter or evidence. If you just have to rely on recollection, then chances are slim.

Answer 4

honestly, i comprehend of a kindergarten boy who does have a sexual harassment charge on his everlasting college record. there become in the destiny for the duration of recess even as the classification become given popsicles. One boy waved his round in the front of his crotch like a penis even as the instructor wasn't searching. the classification laughed. So, the boy i comprehend personally copied him. the instructor stuck him and despatched him to the vital's place of work. The boy who all started this confessed to being the only to commence up it, in spite of the undeniable fact that it become the boy i comprehend who were given in trouble. He basically theory he become doing some thing humorous. He did not comprehend it become beside the point. And the real unlucky section is his mom sponsored up the college's decision by way of punishing him for a month. Now, i might want to understand him getting an afternoon or 2 of punishment, besides as a lecture explaining why what he did become beside the point. yet an total month? it truly is insane!

Answer 5

You have to prove the truth in front of the management... Try to do that.

Running away from a serious matter like this may create negative impression. Go ahead .. You can.. All the best

Answer 6

all of the above I'd say. That would definitely fall under the catagory of emotional damages, not to mention lost wages, etc.

Sue her *ss, especially! It sounds like you have a solid case for slander, and those are actually hard to come by.

Answer 7

Unless you know who slandered you and can prove it, I don't think you have much to go on. If I were you, I'd be open about the whole affair. Let people know what happened. It's much better than letting gossip gallop through an office.

Answer 8

What state do you live in? It might be hard to prove this.
In Texas they can fire you for just about any reason.
Example, a manager can walk up to you and say profits are down. and we are cutting cost, and letting you go.
Good luck

Answer 9

if you are gonna get accused of it, then ya might as well grab a handful of big ol fat bootaa', im sure its big too because most of the time the women that make the accusations are just nasty and do it to a handsome man for revenge because there is no way that a guy like you would ever give that fat lard the time of day, hell yes go get your job back,

Answer 10

Prove that the harrassment was a set-up. The truth will set you free because fabricated stories are easy to disprove.