This week you have been learning about harassment in the workplace. During FY $2021$ the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission $($EEOC$)$ reported receiving $6,201$ cases alleging sexual harassment which is now on everyone's radar due to the media attention from the #MeToo Movement. You need to become familiar with what type of conduct constitutes sexual harassment.

Please read the following scenarios and determine if it likely is$...$ or is not... sexual harassment. Yes or No answers are acceptable but if you need more information in order to decide you must explain your reasoning.

There is no word count for this assignment.

Each scenario is worth $5$ points for a total of $50$ total possible points. Your answers are due by Sunday, April $7,2024,$ by $11$:$59$ p$.$m$.$ CST$.$

Enjoy this very valuable exercise.

Sexual Harassment Scenarios

Is It or Isn$$t It$?$

Scenario #$1$

Two co$-$workers$-$ Bonnie and Clyde$-$ have been flirting back and forth for several months. One afternoon Clyde goes into Bonnie$$s office and tells her a very crude and sexually explicit joke. Bonnie is very offended and embarrassed and asks Clyde to leave her office which he does.

Is this actionable sexual harassment?

Scenario #$2$

During the first two months of Sarah$$s new job in a predominantly male workplace, Sarah joined in with the boys by telling dirty jokes and using vulgar language. At some point, she stopped and then filed a complaint with the EEOC $3$ months later. Will she be successful with a claim of sexual harassment?

Scenario #$3$

Lily is very curvaceous and often wears low$-$cut blouses and short skirts. Her boss makes several sexual advances which she rebuffs. One evening he sexually assaults her in his office.

Sexual Harassment?

Scenario #$4$

A supervisor threatens employment consequences to a male employee if he doesn$$t comply with the supervisor$$s sexual demands. The male employee does not comply and there are no adverse employment consequences. Sexual Harassment?

Scenario #$5$

A supervisor tells his subordinate that if she has sex with him he will give her a promotion. She doesn$$t want to but needs the promotion so she has sex with him and gets the promotion. Can she sue for harassment?

Scenario #$6$

A female employee is constantly subjected to conversations and radio programs that degrade women. Sexual Harassment?

Scenario #$7$

Tim$$s supervisor gives him a poor job evaluation. Tim believes it is because his supervisor who is also a male is threatened by his abilities and popularity in the department where they both work. As proof, Tim can recount numerous occasions when his boss was rude to him and discounted his ideas to improve the department. Can Tim file a claim for sexual harassment?

Scenario #$8$

One of your best customers who visits your business several times each week is always flirtatious with your female receptionist. The customer keeps asking her out for a drink or dinner after work but she respectfully declines each time and has made it clear that she is not interested. She has complained to her boss on numerous occasions. Sexual Harassment?

Scenario #$9$

Rachel and Keith work together and dated for several months. They recently broke up$,$ but Rachel continues to text Keith and go to his office at work. He politely asks her to leave and has started keeping his door closed. She constantly sends him text messages which he ignores and recently he blocked her. Lately, Rachel has been showing up to where Keith and his friends go to happy hour after work. This makes Keith very uncomfortable, and he has asked Rachel to please stop on several occasions. Sexual Harassment?

Scenario # $10$

Destiny is new at work and receives a text message from a co$-$worker named Jeff who says that he thinks she$$s hot and is looking forward to working with her. Sexual harassment?