1. How will the expansion of sexual harassment laws globally affect company policies and procedures? 

2. How will companies handle the increase in possible lawsuits stemming from sexual harassment legislation? 

Laws prohibiting sexual harassment in the workplace are relatively new in the U.S., having begun with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The global workplace has followed; with many countries, including Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam, writing similar provisions into the law.