A Deeper View On Sexual Harassment
Posted on February 15, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
In the United States, around 15,000 cases of sexual harassment are filed in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) every year. These unruly sex discrimination acts by a higher authority such as the employers are covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This law pertains to labor institutions, employment agencies and also the federal government. Its scope covers the employers having fifteen or more workers under his supervision.
Read More..>>Types Of Sexual Harassment
Posted on January 25, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
There are two types of legally recognized way of committing sexual harassment: (1) Quid pro quo sexual harassment; and (2) Hostile environment harassment.
I. Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment
Quid pro quo sexual harassment occurs when an employee is offered to be retained in his/her job or be promoted in exchange for sexual favors. In case of a student, the offer is to help receive a good grade or a favorable recommendation in exchange for sexual favors. The person who commits quid pro quo sexual harassment is a person with power to influence the victim’s employment or educational situation like a supervisor, manager or a teacher in case of a student. An example would be if a manager suggests that an employee goes out with him on a date or asks for a neck or back rub every so often in exchange for retaining her post or be promoted.
Read More..>>The Serious Threats Of Labor-related Sexual Harassment
Posted on January 8, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
The growing number of incidents related to sexual harassments in the workplace is one of the major concerns that the U.S. employment sector is dealing with. In the past few years, thousands or even a hundred thousand of these cases were reported and were filed in the courts every year. Consequently, a lot of the victims suffered a great deal of emotional damages due to these indecent acts. One of the questions that arose in these labor issue is how can we say that the said acts are done unlawfully and maliciously rather than that of the acceptable human behavior. Thus, the major public finds the definition of sexual harassment as assumed by the law, very vague. In this reason, and also maybe of the uncomfortable and tricky procedures of defending a sexual harassment case, most of the victims fail to succeed in their pursuit of justice.
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