Trevor hires Zoe to work as a customer relations representative at the Apples to Zucchini Produce Wholesalers.He is the general manager.A few weeks later,Trevor asks Zoe to go to dinner with him.At dinner,he asks her how she likes her new job.She tells him that she enjoys the work.He tells her she has a great future with the company if she will be his special friend.The next day,Trevor calls Zoe into his office to tell her that he is promoting her to shift supervisor.He suggests that they have sex in his office.Fearful about her job,Zoe agrees.After a year of intermittent sexual relations with Trevor,Zoe tells him that the relationship is over.When Zoe applies for the job of customer service manager,Trevor selects a new customer service representative for the job.The company has a well-developed harassment policy that includes an easily accessible complaint system.Zoe files a complaint with the EEOC.

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According to the strict liability standard set by the Supreme Court, employers are responsible for the actions of their supervisors, regardless of whether or not they knew about the harassment. Additionally, the fact that the company had a well-developed harassment policy does not absolve them of liability if that policy was not effectively enforced or if the complainant was subjected to retaliation.

Trevor Hires Zoe to Work as a Customer Relations Representative