In Harris v. Forklift Systems, a woman sued her employer based on the conduct of her male boss. The Supreme Court described the hostile work environment standard as:

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The Supreme Court in Harris v. Forklift Systems did not adopt any of the extreme or overly specific standards described in options A, B, C, and D. Instead, it clarified that for a work environment to be considered hostile under Title VII, the conduct in question must be severe or pervasive enough to create a work environment that a reasonable person would find hostile or abusive, and the victim must subjectively perceive the work environment to be abusive.

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