Microsoft Fired Nearly Two Dozen Employees Due to Sexual Harassment Complaints

In just one year, the mega-company, Microsoft fired nearly two dozen employees due to sexual harassment complaints that were filed against them. A top resource executive stated that from June 2016 to July 2017 almost 100 grievances were recorded to the HR department. Kathleen Hogan, the current chief people’s officer at Microsoft stated, “Nearly 50% were found to be supported in part or in full following the investigation, and more than half of these resulted in termination of an employee who engaged in unacceptable behavior”. This founded data was placed into a memo and sent out to all Microsoft employees in hopes that previously thought notions that Microsoft has a lenient attitude or has a relaxed approach toward sexual harassment after unfavorable declarations in a court document was released.

The court document exposes 238 complaints due to sexual harassment and discrimination filed by a former female Microsoft employee during the course of six years. The lawsuit then goes on to state that only one out of the 118 complaints that were filed, was deemed “founded” by Microsoft’s relations investigation team.

Hogan hopes that the new memo will encourage employees to come forward with their complaints in the future, and that Microsoft will explore and look into each and every case that is presented to them.

The following types of behavior is considered to be sexual harassment but not limited to:

-Repeated sexual innuendo, inappropriate jokes, remarks

-Sexually natured emails, letters, texts faxes etc

-Sexually natured threats, insults etc

-Unwanted attention

-Sexually suggested gestures or sounds like whistling.

-Sexual pictures in the workplace like pornography or suggestive cartoons/pictures

-Unwelcomed touching of any kind

The attorneys at Alonso Krangle LLP have years of experience in cases involving sexual harassment and gender discrimination. If you are the victim of inappropriate workplace behavior by a fellow co-worker or employer, please contact us at 800-403-6191 or through our website at www.fightforvictims.com immediately so that our attorneys can assist you in building your case.