Review Questions: Sexual harassment

Name_________________________ Date_______

Instructor____________________________ Score_______

Remedial Action (review all missed questions with the employees until they have full understanding)

For the following list of behaviors, indicate if the behavior

a. is Sexual Harassment under any circumstance

b. is Sexual Harassment only if it is unwanted, uninvited or unwelcome

c. is not Sexual Harassment under any circumstances

______ asking a co-worker for a date.

______ posting suggestive cartoons on the bulletin board.

______ complementing a co-worker on their appearance, "You look very nice today."

______ complementing a co-worker on their appearance, "Baby, you are so fine."

______ giving a person a small hug or a pat on the back.

______ touching a person’s arm while talking to them.

______ offering a promotion or favorable evaluation in exchange for sex.

For the following list of behaviors, indicate if the behavior is

a. an example of Quid Pro Quo sexual harassment

b. an example of Hostile Environment sexual harassment

______ Transferring an employee who has ended a romance to another shift

______ Touching and hugging an employee who has asked you stop the behavior.

______ Posting of a calendar with skimpy swimsuit photographs over the objections of one or more employees.

______ Telling uninvited off-color jokes.

______ Giving a promotion to the person who you are presently dating.

3. If a behavior is unwanted or offensive you should first _____.

a. file suit in Federal Court

b. communicate your objections either directly or through your supervisor /manager

c. sue the offending employee.

d. grin and bear it— just lighten up

4. If an unwanted behavior persists because an employee or supervisor will not respond,

you should _____.

a. file suit in Civil Court.

b. contact the local Police Department.

c. resign your position or transfer to another department.

d. communicate your objections to higher administrative personnel or to Human Resources directly.