BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Sexual Harassment
- a form of discrimination through the unwelcome and unwanted sexual conduct of one employee toward another. Most of the victims of sexual harassment are women, and the most common forms are physical, verbal, suggestive gesturing, written messages, graphic or pictorial displays, or the emotional isolation of an individual. The effective promotion of a policy to protect employees and customers from such harassment is good organizational practice.
Wiktionary Definition for: Sexual Harassment
- unwelcome sexual advances
Additional Resources
- Sexual Harassment Costs Company $2.3 Million
- Sexual harassment has cost $2.3 million for a New York-based airline consulting firm Simat, Helliesen and Eichner (SH&E) an affiliate of Reed Telepublishing. Four female employees complained that they were subjected to a hostile sexually charged work environment and the EEOC alleged that SH&E and Reed failed to take prompt...
- White papers 2003-02-28
- Sexual Harassment Training: Optimum Mentor
- This case study lists seven lessons that are outlined in the program and teach the fundamentals of harassment. What is Sexual harassment? Why is Sexual harassment illegal? Quid Pro Quo Sexual harassment, hostile works Environment, unexpected sexual harassment, and responsibilities of managers and Supervisors. Optimum Mentor provides training specifically designed...
- White papers 2000-06-12
- Understanding Sexual Harassment
- Few things can hurt a company as badly as a sexual harassment lawsuit. A single harassment claim can cost a firm millions of dollars in damages, legal fees and related costs. And even if liability insurance covers the financial cost of a sexual harassment claim, it can't repair the damage...
- White papers 1999-01-01
- From Sexual Harassment to Unlawful Harassment: Case Law Developments and the Impact on Employee Training Efforts
- This paper will explore the redefinition of sexual harassment into its broader focus of unlawful harassment and its effect on employer-sponsored training programs. The paper first examines the traditional interpretation of sexual harassment claims and the corresponding employer sponsored training programs. Next, the paper assesses several Supreme Court rulings that...
- White papers 2003-12-29
- Leadership, Power And Sexual Harassment: An Ethical Perspective
- Sexual harassment exists at all levels within an organization in relationships categorized as male-to-female, male-to-male, female-to-male, and female-to-female. Through research, there have been attempts to conceptualize sexual harassment. In a recent review, Lengnick-Hall (1995) identified several frameworks apparent in current research: gender approaches, role approaches, power approaches, and demographic approaches....
- White papers 2003-10-01
- Sexual Harassment and Your Rights on the Job
- Sexual harassment in the workplace is any verbal or physical interaction with one that is sexual and that one does not want, sexual suggestions or explicit language about sex that one does not want, and a pattern of sexually discriminatory remarks. This behavior is harassment if it is offensive to...
- White papers 2004-05-03
- Sexual Harassment.(Books)
- "Sexual Harassment Law," published by Carolina Academic Press (Durham, NC), is a cloth-bound casebook that offers a survey of the legal history, theory and practice of sexual harassment law, beginning with the passage of Title VII of the 19 "Sexual Harassment Law," published by Carolina Academic...
- Research articles 2005-03-31
- Mediation in Sexual Harassment Cases
- The article discusses that there are rules, regulations, and laws dealing with sexual discrimination, and particularly sexual harassment, than any other substantive area of employment. Litigation shows no sign of abating but is, in fact, still increasing. Sexual harassment is a subject of prominent concern for management. By keeping the...
- White papers 2002-03-08
- Effective Response Mechanism For Sexual Harassment Complaints
- This case clearly demonstrates the importance of an effective response mechanism for sexual harassment complaints. To be effective, the response mechanism should include: (1) clearly defined channels for reporting sexual harassment complaints; (2) training for all supervisory employees on how to respond to complaints, including reporting them to the personnel...
- Case studies 2003-01-01
- Avoiding Liability For Sexual Harassment
- An employer can be financially responsible for the sexual harassment of employees by supervisors. This article suggests employers to take a look at their current sexual harassment policy statement to see if it fits the new legal landscape and because it is a beginning point to their defense strategy. This...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Revised University-Wide Procedures for Sexual Harassment Complaints
- The procedures and recommendations for dealing with complaints of sexual harassment detailed in this paper are aimed at providing a method for the resolution of such complaints which may arise at Memorial University of Newfoundland. This policy prohibits sexual harassment by any member of the University community. Any member may...
- White papers 2001-11-01
- A Study on Singaporeans' Perceptions of Sexual Harassment From a Cross-Cultural Perspective
- This paper addresses the question of whether culture and language in Singapore affect the interpretation of sexual harassment; that is, whether speakers from a different language and ethnic background will interpret the discourse domain of sexual harassment differently. Three studies constitute this research. The first study investigates whether certain cues...
- White papers 2005-08-05
- Policy on Sexual Harassment
- Sexual harassment in the workplace is discriminatory, unlawful, and clearly inconsistent with the nature of an academic community. The University regards such behavior as a violation of the standard of conduct required of all persons associated with the institution. Federal and state laws define sexual harassment as unwelcome sexual advances,...
- White papers 2003-02-01
- Why You Need To Have A Sexual Harassment Training In Your Company
- If you do not have a sexual harassment training in your company, you could be costing yourself a lot of money, time, and maybe even a law suit. When taking a sexual harassment training into consideration, you should consider taking a no tolerance policy also. A no tolerance policy means...
- White papers 2007-09-18
- Defense Department announces Sexual Harassment Task Force.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-22 September 2004-US DOD: Defense Department announces Sexual Harassment Task ForceC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09222004 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld today announced the appointment of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Academies. The task...
- Research articles 2004-09-22
- 'Love shot' can be sexual harassment: SKorean court
- SEOUL AFP — South Korea's "love shot" drinking ritual amounts to sexual harassment if the woman in question is unwilling to take part, the country's top court ruled Tuesday. The Supreme Court found a 48-year-old man guilty of sexual harassment for forcing restaurant waitresses to do a "love shot,"...
- Research articles 2008-03-25
- As January 1 Deadline Looms, California Employers Brace for Tough New Sexual Harassment Training Requirements: New Training Kit from Business & Legal Reports Inc. Can Help
- SAN FRANCISCO -- A very big deadline for the California's employers is almost here, and many employers are scrambling to comply with these new sexual harassment training requirements. Two new California laws require all public or private employers that regularly employ 50 or more individuals to train all supervisors in...
- Research articles 2005-12-20
- Protecting Your Company Against Allegations Of Sexual Harassment
- In a recent study of sexual harassment, it was found that one out of every ten female executives claimed they were sexually harassed in their current job and an astonishing one out of every two felt subjected to inappropriate comments by male peers and superiors. These numbers, which are consistent...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- "SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION REPORTER" FROM JAMES PUBLISHING
- James Publishing (Santa Aha, CA) has begun the publication of S -] Harassment and Diser m nationReporter newsletter. A charter annual subscription to the new monthly costs 5225. Noting that sexual harassment and discrimination claims have risen 250% since 1990, the company said the newsletter...
- Research articles 1996-10-31
- The New York Post reports that NBC has been sued by several employees charging racial and sexual harassment.(National Broadcasting Company Inc.,)(harassment and discrimination allegations)(Brief Article)
- The New York Post reports that NBC has been sued by several employees charging racial and sexual harassment, seeking damages totaling $800 million. Director Gilbert Muro filed a suit claiming that during his years on the Today Show in the 1980s he The...
- Research articles 2000-08-07
