Salisbury experts give insight along with advice for sexual misconduct in the workplace

Shocking news breaking over the air this morning. Matt Lauer was fired from NBC News, after anchoring the Today show for almost 25 years. 

NBC says they cut ties after receiving a complaint of inappropriate sexual behavior from a colleague. 

And this isn't the first accusation of sexual misconduct that we've seen in the past month.

Just last week, Charlie Rose from CBS was fired after allegations were raised against him. 

Lauer and Rose are just the latest in what's becoming a long line. 

The dominoes began to fall when the #MeToo campaign took off, but the latest allegations show that sexual misconduct is happening everywhere, including the workplace.

And it's a topic of conversation that has lingered over the years, but has been kept silent. Now with the power of social media, more and more victims are speaking out. 

Psychologist Dr. Kathy Seifert tells 47 ABC, sexual harassment at work tends to deal with positions of power. 

"Sexual harassment in often is a very powerful usually a man, to a subordinate woman and because she fears losing her job, being demoted, something negative happening to her career or income, it keeps her from speaking out," Dr. Seifert says.

Sexual actions or words can hurt the victim psychologically causing trauma. But it can also affect their work ethic.

And we are told it can be a blurry line when it goes from a compliment to something more serious. 

Seifert tells 47 ABC, "If you add sexual content to it, an unwanted advance, a physical touch an invitation to go have intimate relations then that crosses the line from a nice little compliment to something else."

We're told victims should tell the harasser to stop at first and if that doesn't put an end to it, heading to your HR department is the next best step.

If these victims are dealing with trauma, counseling is important if you need it. 

We are told that there are multiple services and therapists available. 

Experts say counseling is a great asset to deal with trauma because you have somebody powerful behind you to support and guide you.

However support can also come legally as well. 

47 ABC also sat down with Salisbury attorney, Luke Rommel, who explained legal action for sexual misconduct in the workplace. 

We are told you can file a federal lawsuit and that these civil cases can either be physical sexual misconduct or verbal. 

If it's physical, one act of misconduct can be enough for a claim.

However if it's verbal, you'll have to prove that it's affecting your ability to perform your job on a daily basis.

For those dealing with verbal misconduct cases, a good tip is to document everything down, including the date. 

If you have any concerns, you can also file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, known as the EEOC.

The EEOC will then evaluate the merit of your claim and tell you whether you have a chance to sue or not.