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Hostile environment sexual harassment — In employment law, hostile environment sexual harassment refers to a situation where employees in a workplace are subject to a pattern of exposure to unwanted sexual behavior from persons other than an employee s direct supervisor where… … Wikipedia
Sexual harassment — is unwelcome attention of a sexual nature and is a form of legal and social harassment. It includes a range of behavior from seemingly mild transgressions and annoyances to actual sexual abuse or sexual assault. (Dziech et al 1990, Boland 2002)… … Wikipedia
sexual harassment — n: employment discrimination consisting of unwelcome verbal or physical conduct directed at an employee because of his or her sex; also: the tort of engaging in such discrimination see also hostile environment sexual harassment, quid pro quo… … Law dictionary
hostile environment harassment — hostile en·vi·ron·ment harassment n: employment discrimination consisting of unwelcome verbal or physical conduct (as comments, jokes, or acts) relating to the victim s constitutionally or statutorily protected classification (as race, religion,… … Law dictionary
harassment, hostile environment — n. Harassment that is determined by a pattern of sexual behavior by supervisors or fellow employees that creates an environment that the victim finds intolerable. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.… … Law dictionary
quid pro quo sexual harassment — n: sexual harassment in which the satisfaction of sexual demands is made the condition of job benefits or continued employment or is used as the basis for employment decisions regarding the individual compare hostile environment sexual harassment … Law dictionary
sexual harassment — unwelcome sexual advances made by an employer or superior, esp. when compliance is made a condition of continued employment or advancement. [1975 80] * * * Unsolicited verbal or physical behaviour of a sexual nature. Sexual harassment may embrace … Universalium
sexual harassment — Unwanted and unwelcome sexual advances or conduct (e.g., remarks) on the job that create an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment. Sexual harassing behavior ranges from repeated offensive jokes to a workplace full of… … Business law dictionary
Harassment — refers to a wide spectrum of offensive behaviour. The term commonly refers to behaviour intended to disturb or upset, and, when the term is used in a legal sense, it refers to behaviours which are found threatening or disturbing. Sexual… … Wikipedia
harassment — index aggravation (annoyance), infliction, nuisance, oppression Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
