Sexual Harassment

Question 1

Sexual Harassment

Answer 1

Unwelcome sexual advances when submission to such content is made a condition of employment, submission/rejection used on the basis of employment decisions, or content interferes with work performance or creates negative environment

Question 2

2 Types of Sexual Harassment

Answer 2

Quid Pro Quo

Hostile Climate

Question 3

Quid Pro Quo

Answer 3

Requests employees engage in sexual activity in exchange for job benefit

Question 4

Hostile Climate

Answer 4

Indirect harassment in which work setting is offensive, obscene, abusive, highly sexualized

Question 5

Proving Hostile Climate

Answer 5

Harassment must be unwelcome 
Based on gender
Severe and pervasive
Affect condition of employment
Employer knows/should have known about environment

Question 6

Managers’ Organizational Responsibility

Answer 6

Organization can be held responsible for conduct, even if it had no knowledge of the behavior and even it had an anti-harassment policy in place

Question 7

Coworkers Organizational Responsibility

Answer 7

Only responsible if they knew or should have known

Question 8

Nonemployees Organizational Responsibility

Answer 8

Only responsible if the organization has knowledge of the conduct and failed to take action
Extent of control taken into account

Question 9

Quid Pro Quo liability

Answer 9

Employers ALWAYS held liable for this

Question 10

Guidlines for Sexual Harassment Prevention

Answer 10

Develop written policy that prohibits sexual harassment
Inform managers and employees of policy
Inform them of appropriate actions to take if harassed
Investigate complaints properly
Take appropriate action against offender