Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,if a supervisor harasses an employee but no tangible employment action is taken,then ________.

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Under Title VII, employers are vicariously liable for harassment by a supervisor, and this liability can only be avoided if the employer can demonstrate that it took reasonable steps to prevent and promptly correct any harassing behavior, and that the employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective opportunities provided by the employer. This is known as the affirmative defense. If the harassment does not result in a tangible employment action, the employer can still be held vicariously liable for the supervisor's conduct unless the affirmative defense is successfully proven.

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,if a Supervisor