Harassment Case

In the case for Brittany she is dealing with sexual harassment in a hostile environment and a quid pro quo environment. The hostile work environment is her colleague Robert making comments about the pictures on her desk and taking them behind her back to put a file on his desktop computer. The quid pro quo environment comes from her boss Duane Miller telling her that Brittany needs to go on a “business trip” and share a room with him while showing him her “goods”. With her saying “no” she then got demoted to the mail room with a cut in pay.
Brittany does have a case that will show the law firm she is working for is violating laws against sexual harassment and quid pro environment. The different situation that happened against Brittany are terms for the lawyer firm to get legal action against them. The different actions that happened from Robert and Duane were that she was subjected to unwelcomed sexual advances, harassment complained of was based upon sex, the reaction to the harassment negatively affected the terms and conditions of your employment, and it carried over to her supervisor continuing the harassment. Any sexual advance that makes you feel uncomfortable may be considered unwelcome. The best way that Brittany established that what Robert was doing is unwelcome is by directly telling Duane that Robert’s actions made her uncomfortable. By Brittany rejecting Robert shows the court that the sexual conduct was unwelcomed. It also shows that when Duane asked Brittany to go on the “business trip” with him to show the goods, in turn her denying and getting a demotion to the mail room with a cut in pay.
With Brittany presenting the court with evidence that she was in good employment standing, such as good reviews and verbal appraisals, prior to refusing the supervisor’s sexual advances usually suffices to show a negative effect. The court may consider the sudden change of her good employment standing as evidence indicating that her refusal to submit to