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A form of discrimination in the workplace which violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (a federal law; 42 U.S.C. secs. 2000 et seq.). “Sexual harrassment” can be of two forms: (1) “quid pro quo” (the employee must submit to sexual advances to obtain tangible job benefits, or be penalized for refusing); or (2) “hostile environment” (the workplace is offensive, and seriously affects the employee’s well-being). Offensive con\u00ac duct may include unwelcome advances, comments, touching, questions about marital status, and so forth. Both men and women may be victims. Employers are subject to legal liability for sexual harrassment of their employees whether or not they are aware of its existence.<\/p>\n

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A form of discrimination in the workplace which violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (a federal law; 42 U.S.C. secs. 2000 et seq.). “Sexual harrassment” can be of two forms: (1) “quid pro quo” (the employee must submit to sexual advances to obtain tangible job benefits, or be penalized for refusing); or (2) “hostile […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-s"],"yoast_head":"\nSexual harrassment - Definition of Sexual harrassment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A form of discrimination in the workplace which violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (a federal law; 42 U.S.C. secs. 2000 et seq.). 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