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The employee will not necessarily be required to show a loss of advancement, retaliation, loss of income, or stress as they once did under 'quid pro quo' and hostile-environment. They will need to show that the nature of the sexual content they experienced caused them to experience discrimination" ("Sexual Harassment and Discrimination," 2007, Employer-Employee.com).
The Supreme Court created a two-part test to be used by employers in defending themselves against a sexual harassment lawsuit. Firstly, "the employer needs to show that they took reasonable care to prevent and correct any sexual harassment behavior within their...
To reduce the chance that the company will not be found complicit, the company should immediately conduct an investigation of Bob's behavior, and document all of the results of the investigation, and any corrective actions that are taken against Bob.
Works Cited
Sexual Harassment and Discrimination." (2007). Employer-Employee.com. Retrieved 16 Mar 2008 at http://www.employer-employee.com/sexhar1.htm
Works Cited
Sexual Harassment and Discrimination." (2007). Employer-Employee.com. Retrieved 16 Mar 2008 at http://www.employer-employee.com/sexhar1.htm
Sexual Harassment It is important to note that apart from serving as a centre for economic gains, the workplace also serves as a second home as well as a critical social network. Just like any other social network, the workplace also tends to have a distinctive culture which in some cases could be a field of gender-biased traditional beliefs. It is these gender-biased traditional beliefs that at times expose individuals (typically
At all times, a compliant organization will provide the following to all/each staff/employee: A non-hostile work environment An anonymous and secure system for staff to report sexual harassment/ethical concerns Quick and responsive, unbiased, comprehensive & objective investigation into all claims A safe and courteous atmosphere for our patient population and for our staff An environment void of preferential treatment or discrimination based on gender An environment void of preferential treatment Interim & annual training sessions conducted
An appropriate school administrator to report the harassment to could "be a teacher, principal, faculty member, administrator, campus security officer, affirmative action officer, staff in the office of student affairs or the school's Title IX coordinator" ("ED/OCR:" Sexual Harassment: It's Not Academic, 2005, U.S. Department of Education). Depending on the nature and the severity of the offense, the school can act against the harassing student after conducting an investigation,
Sexual harassment in the workplace is a widespread problem and a serious issue not only because of moral and ethical violations but also because of legal repercussions involved. While the issue is serious and attention is being paid to curtail it, there still remain some ambiguities due to which it is not easy to determine what actually constitutes sexual harassment. For one, we must understand that sexual harassment is not
These types of insurance against claims of sexual impropriety and harassment are becoming more and more common in light of the established legal precedents defining sexual harassment. Another way that employers have reacted to sexual harassment is to educate and train employees about what constitutes it. Many employers have created classes, seminars, or even just opened discussion about how sexual harassment is defined by the Supreme Court, as well as
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