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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. Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District - Wikipedia

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   Constructive knowledge would require that a school district “knew or should have known” of the harassment and failed to address it. This doctrine was developed in the Supreme Court case Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson (1986), where the court ruled sexual harassment is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Agency theory ...

4. Illinois Department of Human Rights - Wikipedia

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   The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that administers the Illinois Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination with respect to employment, financial credit, public accommodations and real estate transactions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual harassment), national origin, ancestry, military ...

5. Sexual harassment in education in the United States

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   EEO Sexual Harassment Sub-committee Pamphlet, University of Wollongong, Australia, 1993. National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, (NCWGE) Title IX at 30: Report card on gender equity. Title IX report card. Washington, D.C.: National Women's Law Center, 1997. Patai, Daphne. Heterophobia: Sexual Harassment and the Future of Feminism.

6. Illinois laws impacting employers go into effect Jan. 1 - AOL

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   (The Center Square) – About a dozen new Illinois laws set to take effect Jan. 1 impact employers. House Bill 5561 prohibits employers from taking retaliatory action against an employee who ...

7. 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 ...

8. Landlord harassment - Wikipedia

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   Harassment of tenants may include practices such as withholding maintenance, assault, verbal harassment, or written harassment. [4] One example is sexual harassment, also known as "sex for rent". This practice involves landlords letting properties, rooms, or other accommodations to people in return for sexual favours. [5]

9. Sexual harassment - Wikipedia

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   The term sexual harassment is used in defining violence occurring in the general community, which is defined as: "Physical, sexual and psychological violence occurring within the general community, including rape, sexual abuse, sexual harassment and intimidation at work, in educational institutions and elsewhere, trafficking in women and forced ...