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Sexual Harassment 101

Sexual Harassment in legal terms, was created to end harassment and discrimination in the workplace.

Over time, the legal term and its standards have evolved (and continue to evolve) in legislation and court decisions on sexual harassment claims. Moreover, not all activities within the work place constitute sexual harassment.

The basic definition of sexual harassment under the United Stated Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC):

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 individual's employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual's work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.

Sexual harassment occurs in many situations:
  • The victim and harasser can be male or female. The victim does not have to be the opposite sex.
  • The harasser can be the victim's supervisor, a supervisor in a different location, a co-worker, and/or an agent of the employer.
  • The victim does not have to be the direct recipient of harassment - anyone affected by the offensive conduct can be the victim.
  • Unlawful sexual harassment can occur without economic injury or discharge of the victim.
  • The harasser's conduct must be deemed unwelcomed.


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