{"id":667,"date":"2021-07-12T02:17:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T06:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katzmelinger.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=667"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:08:33","slug":"acoso-en-el-trabajo-cuando-debo-hablar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katzmelinger.com\/es\/blog\/2021\/07\/harassment-at-work-when-should-i-speak-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Acoso laboral: \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo debo hablar?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Un ambiente laboral hostil puede quitar todo el entusiasmo que tienes por tu trabajo. Es posible que hayas escuchado constantemente comentarios ofensivos de tus compa\u00f1eros de trabajo o tu supervisor contra ti. Sin embargo, no sabes si esa es raz\u00f3n suficiente para presentar una demanda legal contra ellos. Antes de presentar una demanda judicial, debes conocer tus derechos civiles y sus limitaciones.<\/p>\n<h2>Cuando las ofensas se convierten en acoso<\/h2>\n<p>El acoso es una forma de discriminaci\u00f3n laboral. Seg\u00fan la Comisi\u00f3n de Oportunidades Laborales de Estados Unidos, el acoso es ilegal cuando sientes que tu supervisor te despedir\u00e1 en el momento en que te opongas a \u00e9l. Tambi\u00e9n es ilegal si los comentarios dirigidos contra ti son graves y crean un entorno intimidatorio, abusivo o hostil para ti. Los siguientes comportamientos se consideran v\u00e1lidos para una reclamaci\u00f3n legal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chistes ofensivos<\/li>\n<li>Insultos<\/li>\n<li>Desacuerdos verbales<\/li>\n<li>Atacos f\u00edsicos o amenazas<\/li>\n<li>Intimidaci\u00f3n<\/li>\n<li>Burla<\/li>\n<li>Insultos<\/li>\n<li>Objetos o im\u00e1genes ofensivas<\/li>\n<li>Interferencia con el rendimiento laboral<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sin embargo, los empleados no pueden presentar una demanda legal <a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/harassment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">peque\u00f1os inconvenientes.<\/a><br \/>\nNo basta con presentar una queja por comportamiento hostil, ya que los insultos insignificantes, las molestias y los incidentes aislados (a menos que sean extremadamente graves) no se consideran ilegales.<\/p>\n<h2>Hacer responsable a tu empleador<\/h2>\n<p>Si est\u00e1 segura de que est\u00e1 siendo acosada en el trabajo, puede presentar una queja ante la Divisi\u00f3n de Derechos Humanos. Debe actuar r\u00e1pidamente, ya que en Nueva York hay un plazo limitado para iniciar acciones legales. Tiene un a\u00f1o para presentar una queja por acoso y <a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/dhr.ny.gov\/workplaceharassment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">tres a\u00f1os por acoso sexual.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>No hay que tener miedo a presentar una queja. <a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/katzmelinger.com\/es\/areas-de-practica\/derecho-laboral\/represalias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Si tu empleador te despedir<\/a> Si denuncia, puede presentar una reclamaci\u00f3n adicional de represalias que le proteger\u00e1 contra su conducta ilegal. El tribunal tambi\u00e9n puede otorgarle da\u00f1os punitivos si su caso se lleva a cabo.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A hostile work environment can take away all the enthusiasm you have for your job. 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