Sexual harassment in business America

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CHAUNCEY M. HOLLIE

NOVEMBER 21, 2003

BLAW 310, SECT 003

SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN BUSINESS AMERICA

     Sexual harassment is defined as a form of unlawful sex discrimination.  Under federal

law in the United States, sexual harassment is unwanted verbal or physical behavior of a

sexual nature that occurs in the workplace or in an educational setting.  This unwanted

conduct, which is based on sex or of a sexual nature, can make a person feel uncomfortable,

afraid, or helpless.  Sexual harassment can be targeted toward either gender, however, the

majority of cases involve a female being the target victim.  Studies show that 40 to 90% of

all United States working women have or will experience some form of sexual harassment

throughout their careers.  In this paper, sexual harassment in the workplace will be discussed,

along with the laws, the effects,  and the employer responsibilities involved with sexual

harassment.

     The first sexual harassment case was decided by the American Court System under

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Title VII in 1976.  In 1980, after more complaints began to surface, the Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidelines as to what constitutes sexual harassment

under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  Title VII prohibits employment

discrimination on the bases of sex, color, or origin.  Still, the public remained almost blind

to the subject, until 1991, when the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Anita

Hill’s charges against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.  In 1992, one year after

the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas case, the number of sexual harassment complaints ...

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