Editorial Team

Updated May 2026.

Every page on hostileworkcalc.com is written and reviewed by our editorial team before publication and updated when the law changes. Our editors bring employment law practice knowledge to the work of making hostile work environment law — and the complex damages frameworks that govern it — accessible to employees who are navigating these situations without a law degree.

Editorial Standards

• Primary sources only. Every legal rule stated on this site is sourced to a statute (e.g., 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3), a regulation, or a published court opinion (e.g., Burlington Northern v. White, Faragher v. City of Boca Raton). We do not cite secondary summaries as authority.
• Statute-specific and jurisdiction-aware. Title VII, ADA, and ADEA each have different damages frameworks. Where the law differs by employer size, by protected characteristic, or by whether a tangible employment action occurred, we make those distinctions explicit rather than blending them.
• Methodology transparency. Every formula and assumption in the calculator is disclosed on the methodology page. We explain what the calculator cannot model as well as what it can.
• No legal advice. This site is educational. Nothing here creates an attorney-client relationship or constitutes legal advice. We direct readers to consult employment attorneys and maintain clear disclaimers throughout the site.
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Dex Harmon (DH) — Editor-in-Chief, Employment & Civil Rights Harassment Practice

Dex Harmon leads the employment law editorial practice at hostileworkcalc.com. With a background in employment litigation support, Dex has worked on hostile work environment cases arising under Title VII, the ADA, and state anti-harassment statutes, with particular focus on supervisor liability and the Faragher/Ellerth affirmative defense framework. He has direct experience with EEOC charge drafting, the mediation process, and the evidentiary challenges that arise when documenting harassment that occurs without witnesses or written records.

At The Click Lab, Dex reviews all primary content on this site for legal accuracy, currency, and appropriate scope. He verifies that statutory citations are current, that case law references reflect controlling precedent, and that the calculator methodology correctly applies the damages frameworks that courts use. He also monitors EEOC guidance updates and significant court decisions that affect the scope of employer liability or the application of the severe-or-pervasive standard.

Ines Wakefield (IW) — Contributing Writer, EEOC Procedures & State Law Reference

Ines Wakefield contributes procedural guidance and state law reference content for this site. Her work focuses on the EEOC charge process — the formal steps that most harassment claimants must complete before they can file in federal court — and on the state law variations that often provide stronger protections than federal law alone. In California, New York, New Jersey, Washington, and other high-protection states, the damages available for harassment claims may substantially exceed what federal law provides, and Ines’s contributions help readers understand where those state-law differences are most significant.

She also contributes to the FAQ and the step-by-step guide on what to do after workplace harassment, with particular attention to the documentation and reporting steps that have the most practical impact on a claim’s viability.

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