A company is liable in cases of sexual harassment
A) always, even if the harassment was done only once.
B) under no circumstances, as it is the actions of two private individuals.
C) only when the person doing the harassment holds a management position and the person being harassed is a lower-level employee.
D) if management knew about the harassment but decided to do nothing about it.
E) only if management intentionally harassed the employee.

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Companies can be held liable for sexual harassment if they knew or should have known about the harassment and failed to take action to prevent it or address it. This includes situations where management knew about the harassment but did nothing to stop it. It is not necessary for the person doing the harassment to hold a management position, and the harassment can occur even if it was only done once. Intentional harassment by management may increase the company's liability, but it is not required for the company to be liable.

A Company Is Liable in Cases of Sexual Harassment