Have You Been Sexually Harassed?
Sexual harassment
can take several forms. Quid pro quo harassment occurs when
(1) job benefits, including employment, promotion, salary increases, shift or work assignments, performance expectations and other conditions of employment, are made contingent on the provision of sexual favors, usually to an employer, supervisor or agent of the employer who has the authority to make decisions about employment actions, or
(2) the rejection of a sexual advance or request for sexual favors results in a tangible employment detriment, a loss of a job benefit of the kind described above.
Employers are generally held strictly liable for quid pro quo sexual harassment perpetrated by supervisors and managers because they are deemed to be acting directly on behalf of their employer. In addition, employers are held strictly liable for quid pro quo sexual harassment where the harassment results in a tangible job detriment - suspension, demotion, termination. The employer is also liable for harassment that was reported to the employer but was not remedied by the employer.