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HYPOTHETICAL

$1.$ Suppose there are $4$ female flight attendants who are employed to work on a private jet for a male billionaire.

$2.$ Each flight attendant is paid an annual salary of $$160,000\mathrm{.}00$ per year.

$3.$ Two of the female flight attendants only worked on flights where the male billionaire was the sole passenger.

$4.$ It is alleged that the Director of Aviation maintained a romantic relationship with one of the flight attendants while the billionaire CEO maintained a romantic relationship with the other flight attendant.$$

$5.$ Each romantic relationship was consensual.

QUESTION

Could the employer be held STRICTLY LIABLE if the female flight attendants brought a lawsuit for sexual harassment?

Group of answer choices

Yes, under a theory of supervisor liability.

No$,$ because the relationships were consensual.

Yes, but only if the flight attendants reported the conduct to a supervisor first.

No$,$ unless they are whistleblowers.