| The growing number of incidents related to sexual | | | | be sentenced to the assailant. But still, the victims |
| harassments in the workplace is one of the major | | | | may file their sexual harassment claims to the |
| concerns that the U.S. employment sector is | | | | proper courts to obtain at least monetary |
| dealing with. In the past few years, thousands or | | | | damages from the party who brought them |
| even a hundred thousand of these cases were | | | | much emotional or even physical pain to some |
| reported and were filed in the courts every year. | | | | extent. |
| Consequently, a lot of the victims suffered a | | | | Although the thin line that separates the two |
| great deal of emotional damages due to these | | | | different types of sexual harassment cases is |
| indecent acts. One of the questions that arose in | | | | slowly taken away through these past years, |
| these labor issue is how can we say that the said | | | | most courts still use it to determine the merits of |
| acts are done unlawfully and maliciously rather | | | | the claims. Quid Pro Quo is a form of sexual |
| than that of the acceptable human behavior. Thus, | | | | harassment where the guilty party has the |
| the major public finds the definition of sexual | | | | authority over his or her victim that enables him |
| harassment as assumed by the law, very vague. | | | | or her to demand sexual relationship to the victim |
| In this reason, and also maybe of the | | | | in exchange of job favors such as promotions |
| uncomfortable and tricky procedures of defending | | | | and salary increases. On the other hand, Hostile |
| a sexual harassment case, most of the victims | | | | Work Environment is a type that comes in other |
| fail to succeed in their pursuit of justice. | | | | ways not attributed to physical contact such as |
| | | | informal jokes or threats which may cause |
| Sexual harassment, as defined in the Federal | | | | intimidation to the victim and subsequently creates |
| Laws under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of | | | | an indecent work environment. |
| 1964, is a form of sex discrimination. It may also | | | | Apparently, these sinful and immoral acts should |
| be considered as "an unwelcome sexual advances, | | | | be dealt with accordingly and with much advocacy |
| requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or | | | | to deter more incidents from happening. Victims |
| physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes | | | | may also acquire the legal services of professional |
| sexual harassment when submission to or | | | | lawyers who are experts in dealing with labor |
| rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly | | | | malpractices to further enhance the possibility of |
| affects an individual's employment, unreasonably | | | | obtaining justice. |
| interferes with an individual's work performance or | | | | Indeed, every employee deserves to be treated |
| creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work | | | | well not only by their superiors but as well as their |
| environment" according to the Equal Employment | | | | co-workers. The workplace is not the area for |
| Opportunity Commission. Furthermore, each State | | | | sexual pleasure, but rather it is where everyone |
| may adapt different provisions in confronting this | | | | should respect each other's rights and be |
| issue. They greatly vary on defining the terms | | | | economically productive citizens. |
| and the approach on what proper sanctions should | | | | |