Augusta is an unincorporated area located within Frankford Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. Augusta is the home of the New Jersey State Fair / Sussex County Farm and Horse Show. Skylands Park, a 4,300-seat ballpark, hosts the Sussex Skyhawks of the Can-Am League, which debuted starting with the 2006 baseball season. Sussex Bancorp is located on U.S. Route 206 North. The Investment Department is located there, as well as a Sussex Bank branch.

What is sexual harassment law?

Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an employment, unreasonably interferes with an work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. Lawyers who handle sexual harassment cases represent individuals -- usually employees or students -- who have been victimized by unwanted verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, or subjected to sexually offensive behavior that creates an unfavorable environment. Sexual harassment attorneys may also represent employers, school districts, and businesses that are named defendants in sexual harassment lawsuits.

Answers to sexual harassment law issues in New Jersey

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