Sexual Harassment Lawyer in Lancaster

If you experienced sexual harassment at a Lancaster workplace, you have strong protections under California law. We represent employees only, never employers, and offer a free, confidential consultation. 1-800-371-3088.

What Is Sexual Harassment in Lancaster

Sexual harassment in Lancaster happens in the same places you go every day: hospital wards at Antelope Valley Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente Antelope Valley, aerospace shop floors and engineering bays at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and the federal portions of Edwards Air Force Base and NASA Armstrong, warehouse and distribution operations at Rite Aid, Michaels, and Sygma, City of Lancaster offices, schools across the Antelope Valley Union High School District and Lancaster School District, classrooms at Antelope Valley College, and the restaurants and retail along Avenue K, 10th Street West, and the BLVD downtown district. The most common Lancaster pattern is unwanted touching, comments, or pressure from a supervisor, coworker, or patient, followed by retaliation when the worker reports it.

Lancaster Industries Where Sexual Harassment Is Most Common

• Healthcare workers - at Antelope Valley Medical Center (1600 W Avenue J), Kaiser Permanente Antelope Valley, and outpatient clinics.
• Aerospace and defense workers - at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works (Palmdale), Northrop Grumman, Boeing operations at Air Force Plant 42, NASA Armstrong, and Edwards Air Force Base (private-contractor staff covered by FEHA; federal-civilian staff route through the federal EEO process).
• Warehouse and distribution workers - at Rite Aid Distribution Center, Michaels Stores Distribution, Sygma, Lance Camper, and Morton Manufacturing.
• Restaurant servers, bartenders, and cooks - along Avenue K, 10th Street West, the BLVD, and the Antelope Valley Mall corridor.
• Public-sector workers - at the City of Lancaster, Antelope Valley Union High School District, Lancaster School District, Antelope Valley College, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff Lancaster Station.
• Retail workers - at the Antelope Valley Mall and the Avenue K and 10th Street West retail corridors.

Lancaster Local Protections

Lancaster has no separate citywide sexual-harassment or hotel-worker ordinance beyond California state law. Lancaster harassment claims are governed by FEHA (Cal. Government Code section 12940(j)), which covers any Lancaster employer with one or more employees for harassment claims, and by the federal Title VII framework (15 or more employees). California also requires sexual-harassment prevention training for all employees of companies with 5 or more workers (Cal. Government Code section 12950.1). For Antelope Valley Medical Center workers, Health and Safety Code section 1278.5 protects hospital workers who raise patient-safety, regulatory-compliance, or quality-of-care concerns with a $25,000-per-violation civil penalty. Federal-civilian workers at Edwards Air Force Base and NASA Armstrong must initiate EEO counselor contact within 45 days of the alleged discriminatory act through their employing agency.

California Law

California gives you broad statewide protection against sexual harassment. For the full statutory framework, deadlines, and how the state laws fit together, see our California employment law page and the in-depth California Sexual Harassment Guide.

What Compensation Can You Recover

California does not cap damages for sexual harassment claims. For a full breakdown of what you can recover, see the California Sexual Harassment Guide.

How to File a Sexual Harassment Claim in Lancaster

Civil employment lawsuits filed by Lancaster workers are heard at the Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse, 42011 4th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93534 (the North District of the Los Angeles County Superior Court). For agency contacts, deadlines, and the full filing process, see our California employment law page. We handle the filing process for you, call us at 1-800-371-3088 before any deadline.