Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcomed sexual advances or conduct that interferes with the performance of a person’s job or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment. Sexual Harassment violates the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII is a federal law that prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, and religion, and it applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including federal, state, and local governments. Sexual Harassment is a serious problem. Employees can be harassed by anyone in the workplace. This includes supervisors, co-workers, or even clients. Men as well as women can be harassed, and the harasser can be the same sex as the victim, same age or ethnicity. There are many laws that protect employees from sexual harassment. There are two types of sexual harassment.
The first type is called “Quid Pro Quo” which is
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If the harassment can be proven, employers may be liable for compensating damages (Physical or Psychological). Unwelcomed sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute hostile-environment sexual harassment when the conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an employee’s work performance or of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. Courts consider many factors to determine whether an environment is hostile. These include whether the conduct was verbal, physical, or both, how frequently it was repeated; whether the conduct was hostile, whether the alleged harasser was a co-worker or supervisor; whether others joined in perpetrating the harassment; and whether the harassment was directed at more than one individual. Sexual harassment is very widespread and affects women in every workplace setting and at every level of