Hrm Employment Law

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Sexual Harassment

HRM320: Employment Law

Prof. Morris

DeVry University Online

Corryn Stasek

Define sexual harassment as the term is used legally. |

Sexual harassment can come in different forms. This can include unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature. Sexual harassment doesn’t always include a man and a women, it can also include individuals of the same sex. Whether it be a co-worker, supervisor, or a customer it is illegal to sexually harass someone to an extent depending on what is taking place.

 Explain how sexual harassment differs from gender discrimination. |

Sexual harassment happens more often than we pay attention to. Whether it comes in the form of jokes, or comments made to other individuals in the work place, it may not be illegal but it is frowned upon.

“Although the law doesn’t prohibit simple teasing, offhand comments, or isolated incidents that are not very serious, harassment is illegal when it is so frequent or severe that it creates a hostile or offensive work environment or when it results in an adverse employment decision (such as the victim being fired or demoted). EEOC. (2013). Sexual Harassment. Retrieved from U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commision: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/sexual_harassment.cfm”

Sex discrimination, on the other hand, is when someone is treated unfavorably because of that person's sex.

It can also involve treating someone less favorably because of his or her connection with an organization or group that is generally associated with people of a certain sex.

Provide the legal definition of "quid pro quo" (also known as "vicarious liability") sexual harassment. Provide one example of a behavior which could be found to be quid pro quo sexual harassment.

“Quid pro quo harassment is the most commonly recognized form of sexual harassment. It occurs when (1) job...