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Sexual Harassment It is unlawful to harass a person (an applicant or employee) because of that person's sex. Harassment can include "sexual harassment" or unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature.
Harassment does not have to be of a sexual nature, however, and can include o!ensive remarks about a person's sex. For example, it is illegal to harass a woman by making o!ensive comments about women in general.
Both victim and the harasser can be either a woman or a man, and the victim and harasser can be the same sex.
Although the law doesn't prohibit simple teasing, o!hand comments, or isolated incidents that are not very serious, harassment is illegal when it is so frequent or severe that it creates a hostile or o!ensive work environment or when it results in an adverse employment decision (such as the
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victim being fired or demoted).
The harasser can be the victim's supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or someone who is not an employee of the employer, such as a client or customer.
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Facts About Sexual Harassment Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Regulations: 29 C.F.R. Part 1604.11 Policy & Guidance Statistics
