The laws against sexual harassment, a form
of sex discrimination, are included in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, which applies to: employers with 15 or more employees, including
state and local governments, employment agencies, labor organizations, the federal government
The following types of behavior/conduct
would be classified as sexual harassment:
- - Unwelcome sexual advances,
- - Requests for sexual favors, and
- - Other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when this conduct:
o
Explicitly or implicitly
affects an individual's employment,
o
Unreasonably interferes with an
individual's work performance, or
o
Creates an intimidating,
hostile, or offensive work environment
The EEOC, in its description of when and
how sexual harassment can occur, says that inappropriate conduct can take place
in a variety of circumstances,
READ detail about employer's role in sexual harassment complaints, consequences of improper handling and the top 5 best practices to follow in handling sexual harassment.
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