Gus is always making sexual jokes at work.Many employees find the jokes funny,but Shelley,Gus's executive assistant,is uncomfortable with the jokes.Eventually,she decides to quit her job rather than endure the jokes any longer.What form of sexual harassment has Shelley experienced?

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As Shelley's supervisor, Gus created a hostile environment according to the EEOC. A claimant does not need to show that the harassment had tangible consequences such as demotion. It is sufficient in many cases to prove that a supervisor's sexual harassment substantially affected an employee's emotional and psychological abilities.

Gus Is Always Making Sexual Jokes at Work