Under what conditions $($if any$)$ do you think the following constitute sexual harassment? Explain your answer. Summarier the basie equal opportunity laws and how each impacts HR functions. Keep in mind the ways sexual harassment can be proved, as well as the steps the employee should take in alerting management.

$($a$)$ A female manager fires a male employee because he refuses her requests for sesual favers.

$($b$)$ A male manager refers to female employees as "sweetic" or "baby."

$($c$)$ A female employee overbears two male employees eschanging sexually oriented jokes.