Lesson 1: Sexual Harasment 101 20:41m

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Legal Definition of Harassment.

According to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:

Harassment on the basis of sex is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Title IX of education amendment, Unwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when:

• Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual’s employment;
• Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as basis for employment decisions affecting such individual; or
• Such conduct has the process of effect of substantially interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.