Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Sources
BLR, Simplify Compliance Drive Success: Oklahoma Sexual Harassment: What you need to know, http://www.blr.com/HREmployment/Discrimination/Sexual-Harassment-in-Oklahoma
The Advocates For Human Rights, 2010, Prevalence of Sexual Harassment, http://www.stopvaw.org/Prevalence_of_Sexual_Harassment
Braverman, B., 2013, The Fiscal Times, http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2013/08/22/The-High-Cost-of-Sexual-Harassment
2004, Burger King Franchise Pays $400,000 for Alleged Sexual Harassment of Teens, http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/12-6-04b.cfm
2010, http://www.workharassment.net/index.php/sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace.html http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/legal-resources/know-your-rights-at-work/workplace-sexual-harassment/ INTRODUCTION Sexual harassment has been an ongoing problem for decades. In recent years, the percentage of sexual harassment claims has dropped, but some people are also afraid to report harassment. Following you will find a definition of what sexual harassment is along with statistics from studies conducted.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT DEFINED Sexual harassment is “unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, when submission is made a term or condition of employment is used as a basis for employment decisions affecting the individual, unreasonably interferes with the individual’s work performance, or creates a hostile, intimidating, or offensive working environment (OK admin. Code Sec. 335:15-3-10)”, according to the State Human Rights Commission. Sexual harassment is a violation of the State of Oklahoma’s Anti-Discrimination Act. Harassment can include verbal or physical gestures. It can include offering employment benefits in exchange for sexual favors and making or threatening a person after receiving a negative response from them. There are two types of sexual harassment; quid pro quo and hostile work environment.
BLR, Simplify Compliance Drive Success: Oklahoma Sexual Harassment: What you need to know, http://www.blr.com/HREmployment/Discrimination/Sexual-Harassment-in-Oklahoma
The Advocates For Human Rights, 2010, Prevalence of Sexual Harassment, http://www.stopvaw.org/Prevalence_of_Sexual_Harassment
Braverman, B., 2013, The Fiscal Times, http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2013/08/22/The-High-Cost-of-Sexual-Harassment
2004, Burger King Franchise Pays $400,000 for Alleged Sexual Harassment of Teens, http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/12-6-04b.cfm
2010, http://www.workharassment.net/index.php/sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace.html http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/legal-resources/know-your-rights-at-work/workplace-sexual-harassment/ INTRODUCTION Sexual harassment has been an ongoing problem for decades. In recent years, the percentage of sexual harassment claims has dropped, but some people are also afraid to report harassment. Following you will find a definition of what sexual harassment is along with statistics from studies conducted.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT DEFINED Sexual harassment is “unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, when submission is made a term or condition of employment is used as a basis for employment decisions affecting the individual, unreasonably interferes with the individual’s work performance, or creates a hostile, intimidating, or offensive working environment (OK admin. Code Sec. 335:15-3-10)”, according to the State Human Rights Commission. Sexual harassment is a violation of the State of Oklahoma’s Anti-Discrimination Act. Harassment can include verbal or physical gestures. It can include offering employment benefits in exchange for sexual favors and making or threatening a person after receiving a negative response from them. There are two types of sexual harassment; quid pro quo and hostile work environment.