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Expert: Liliana Gonzalez - 2/1/2012


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is there a law to protect individuals from public harassment. A particular party took a public website and posted it on facebook, and several individuals posted harassing, humiliating remarks. There should be something stating that incarnated people can not be continually harassed and made fun of.  The charges listed were dismissed upon trial, thus causing this person to loose her job, and suffer public humility.  Please advise

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Vickie

There are laws to protect people from public harassment. However, what you are describing does not meet the definition.

My advice to the person who felt humiliated is to not visit those websites for now, and ignore any comments made by others. "sticks and stones will brake my bones but names will never hurt me."

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Liliana Gonzalez

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I am an expert in Human Rights (Equal Employment etc.). I can answer questions related to the EEO laws, Human rights, FMLA, ADA, Discrimination, Sexual harassment, opressive environmets, hostile environments for women and minorities.

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I have over 25 years of work experience. I have worked in the Utility business where diversity and equality have not reached optimum levels. I was the Director of the Equal Employement Opportunity (EEO) office for the company. We handled all types of EEO complaints.

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American Gas Association Polytechnic University - Education Advisory group NE Gas Association Cornell University - School of EEO and Affirmative Action

Education/Credentials
BS in Electrical Engineering - Pratt Institute, NYC MS in Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Polytechnic University, NYC Power Certification in - Power Engineering - Energy Business - PTI - NY Equal Employement Opportunity Certification - Cornell University - NYC Affirmative Action Certification - Cornell University - NYC Labor Relations Certification - Cornell University - NYC I speak fluent Spanish, French and Italian, I read Latin.

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> Selected as one of the 100 most influential Hispancis in USA - 2007 > Selected as Hispanic Achiever in the Company, - 2000 >Highest ranking Latina in the Company since 2000 to current. >Represented the Company in Washington DC for the past 10 years to receive the Latina Style Award at the White House.

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