Deck 11: Sexual Harassment

Question 1

The "reasonable woman test" is the main test used for quid pro quo harassment.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Sexual harassment can involve employees of the same sex.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Men can be victims of sexual harassment.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

An individual can claim harassment for comments directed against his or her homosexuality.

Question 5

A lesbian cannot claim sexual harassment if her female boss demands sex from her.

Question 6

Under Title VII, the supervisor committing the sexual harassment can be sued personally.

Question 7

A sexual harassment lawsuit may not be brought against a coworker.

Question 8

An employer is absolutely liable for sexual harassment of its subordinates by its superiors where it has a tangible effect on the subordinates' employment.

Question 9

A superior continually refers to female workers as sweetheart, honey and baby. Even though those workers have complained repeatedly to the employer, it has taken no steps to remedy this. The employer is liable for sexual harassment.

Question 10

An employer is not liable for sexual harassment of an employee by a coworker where it has a policy in place, promptly investigates a complaint and takes appropriate action.

Question 11

Sexual harassment includes people of the same sex, but not homosexuals.

Question 12

Sexual harassment applies to ________.

A) men
B) women
C) same sex
D) a&b
E) all

Question 13

Hostile work environment includes:

A) sexual touching
B) sexual jokes
C) language including "babe" and "honey"
D) a&b
E) all

Question 14

If a female employee is given a sexual male organ shaped birthday cake and she eats the cake and files a sexual harassment complaint after the party, ________.

A) participation vitiates her complaint
B) cake would be considered severely offensive
C) both
D) neither

Question 15

Which of the following terms could be considered sexual harassment?

A) bitch
B) ass
C) whore
D) a&c
E) all

Question 16

The conduct complained of in a sexual harassment case must be ________.

A) severe
B) pervasive
C) uninvited
D) a&b
E) all

Question 17

Hostile work environment may involve ________.

A) a superior
B) a co-worker
C) a demand for sex from a co-worker
D) a&b
E) all

Question 18

In EEOC v. Dillard,
X.the severity requirement of sexual harassment was met
Y. the pervasive requirement was met
Z. an exception was made to the pervasive requirement

A) x and y
B) y and z
C) Reed and Giacomin lost the case

Question 19

Victims of sexual harassment may sue for ________ and ________ damages.

Question 20

When one employee harasses another outside the work environment, a ________ complaint is appropriate.

Question 21

Sexual harassment conduct must rise to the levels of ________ and ________.

Question 22

A ________ standard is required to judge sexually harassing conduct.

Question 23

When a superior elicits sex from a subordinate in return for some employment benefit, this is knows as ________.