Question

Under Title VII, employers who have had an incident of sexual harassment reported to them:

a) are required to take some action to investigate the complaint.
b) can be held liable in tort for their inaction.
c) must take disciplinary action immediately.
d) both a and b
e) none of the above

Answer 1

A) are required to take some action to investigate the complaint.

B) can be held liable in tort for their inaction.

Step-by-step explanation:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in any aspect of employment, e.g. race, color, gender, religion, etc.

Title VII states that sexual harassment is a form of discrimination.

Sexual harassment happens when, including but not limited to the following:

• The victim as well as the harasser may be a woman or a man, they don't have to be of the opposite sex.
• Any member of the organization may be a harasser, e.g. victim's supervisor, a co-worker, etc.
• A person doesn't need to be specifically harassed but can be anyone affected by the offensive conduct.
• Sexual harassment may occur without economic treat or damage to the victim.
• The offensive conduct must not be welcomed nor reciprocate.