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2. Sexual harassment in the workplace in the United States

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   Sexual harassment in the workplace in US labor law has been considered a form of discrimination on the basis of sex in the United States since the mid-1970s. [1] [2] There are two forms of sexual harassment recognized by United States law: quid pro quo sexual harassment (requiring an employee to tolerate sexual harassment to keep their job, receive a tangible benefit, or avoid punishment) and ...

3. Sexual harassment - Wikipedia

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   Studies show that organizational climate (an organization's tolerance, policy, procedure etc.) and workplace environment are essential for understanding the conditions in which sexual harassment is likely to occur, and the way its victims will be affected (yet, research on specific policy and procedure, and awareness strategies is lacking). [135]

4. Hostile work environment - Wikipedia

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   Common complaints in sexual harassment lawsuits include sexual gossip unrelated to work, jokes about physical contact inappropriate in workplace, commentary on physical appearance/attractiveness, joking about sex acts, fondling, suggestive remarks, sexually-suggestive photos displayed in the workplace, use of sexual language, or off-color jokes ...

5. What Can I Do About Sexual Harassment At A Small Company? - AOL

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   The company was recently sued for sexual harassment by another employee for sexual acts from this same man, which was settled out of court in the ex-employee's favor. The daily strain of coming to ...

6. Workplace harassment - Wikipedia

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   A common misconception about workplace harassment is that workplace harassment is simply sexual harassment in the context of a workplace. [10] While sexual harassment is a form of workplace harassment, the United States Department of Labor defines workplace harassment as being more than just sexual harassment. [10] "It may entail quid pro quo ...

7. Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth - Wikipedia

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   Generally, having an effective sexual harassment policy that is used and works is sufficient to satisfy the first prong. Further cases (see EEOC v. Racine ) examine whether an employee's failure to take advantage of the policy was unreasonable, but Ellerth holds that when the policy requires reporting to a harasser, it is not unreasonable to ...