Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Legal Attempts to Resolve a Cultural Problem

Bruce Haller

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Legal Attempts to Resolve a Cultural Problem

School of Business

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Abstract

This paper is going to detail the legal definitions and imposed liability for sexual harassment in the workplace. A historic discussion of harassment and the courts attempts to ameliorate the prevalence of this pervasive societal problem will be analyzed. Social and psychological factors in the under and delayed reporting of workplace harassment will be explained. Finally, proposed solutions, both legal and cultural, will be examined and proposed.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Northeast Business and Economics Association (NBEA)
State	Published - Oct 1 2018

Keywords

sexual harassment
employer liability

Disciplines

Business

Access to Document

https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/bus_fac/45

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