Sexual harassment
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Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it occurs in the workplace. EEOC guidelines define sexual harassment as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:
- Submission to such conduct is a term or condition of an individual's employment. The requirement may be stated directly or may be implied or implicit.
- Submission to or rejection of the conduct is a basis for employment decisions.
- Conduct of a sexual nature has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with job performance.
- Conduct of a sexual nature creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environmen
- Unwelcome is the word 'critical'. Unwelcome means unwanted. Sexual conduct is unwelcome as long as the person subjected to it considers it unwanted.
- Anyone, male or female, can be a victim of sexual harassment. The victim and the harasser may be a woman or a man or may be of the same sex. A man can harass another man, a woman can harass another woman.
- If you have been a victim of sexual harassment at your place of employment, contact our office.
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