August 2013
Intermediate to advanced
320 pages
7h 53m
English
CHAPTER 7
HOT-BUTTON ISSUES
Sexual Harassment and Workplace Violence
Sexual harassment became a legitimate theory of discrimination when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986), that sexual harassment is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
It has developed into a complex and broad area of law costing U.S. businesses approximately
50 million per year in settled payouts, according to statistics from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
A common misconception is that innocent flirtation, horseplay, and other forms of social interaction are ...
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