Can I carry my workplace to court for not taking action against someone that sexually assaulted me in the workplace

OK so if your colleague or coworker has been sexually harassing you, you must first report this to the management so that they can separate the two of you and hopefully discipline the person that was sexually harassing you. If the conduct continues after you have reported it to the management in your company, then you have a right to file an EEOC charge so that the equal employment opportunity commission can get involved and get an investigation underway. Once they have investigated your case, they usually give you a right to sue letter within six months. It is at that point that you can retain counsel to file a lawsuit. Most of us take these cases on contingency fee, which means that you don't pay anything unless you win. But first you have to exhaust your administrative remedies. If you have reported this conduct to management, make sure that you're reporting it to the right people. Usually it's human resources department that is identified in the employee handbook and Keep records of the complaint for proof. Now if the person has sexually assaulted you as opposed to sexual harassment, then you should maybe think about reporting this to the police department because sexual assault is a crime. Where there is touching and sexual battery involved.