Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace As more and more women have entered the workforce in the last several decades, there has been a heightened awareness of the problem of sexual harassment. The recent spate of successful employee litigation in this area, combined with tan extension of an employer’s liability for acts of its supervisors and often its rank-and-file employees, has created an area of serious concern to employers. This is particularly so given the …showed first 75 words of 795 total…

…showed last 75 words of 795 total…employee and disciplinary action taken against the harasser. The company can only determine whether company policy was violated. Supervisors and mangers should avoid making any statements or conclusions that illegal sexual harassment has taken place. References Mann, B. & Roberts, B. (1998, September). Sexual harassment in the workplace: A primer [Online]. Available: http://www.uakron.edu/lawrev/robert1.htlml “Sexual harassment liability expanded.” June 1998. Yahoo! News. Online. Internet. 2 September 1998. Available http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/top_stories…/1998062650