Sexual Harassment Conversations Secretly Recorded
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As far as American law goes, is secretly recorded audio of sexual harassment of a boss admissible in court?
Just wondering if you have a boss who makes sexually harassing comments. Can you secretly record the conversations and present them in court?
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Here’s a document regarding some interesting outcomes and secretly recorded conversations. http://www.akingump.com/docs/publication/277.pdf
It depends on the state. Go to the link given by another responder. Note that you may be subject to criminal charges and a fine and/or prison time for taping the conversation AND for disclosing the content of the conversation.
no, you can’t record without the other person being informed of the taping and approving that his words be taped. What you need are witnesses (who can swear to that under oath or on paper…and co-workers will be hesitant to do that for fear of job loss).
If you don’t like the conversation then tell the personnel director and if that doesn’t change things for the better then change jobs. You need to realize though that this stuff occurs in a lot of offices and perhaps if you ignore the comments, brush them to the side and begin talking business that will change the mood, otherwise you will be changing from job to job because of your own sensitivities and that will hurt your career. As long as the guy isn’t touching you then I’d say ignore his comments.
http://www.rcfp.org/taping/states.html
Look up by the state you live in
you are not allowed to put any recording device in any owned property. no house, and no nonpublic area. otherwise if it is public, go right ahead.