A Case Study of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

On June 26th, 2013 Ann Slick asked Sam Blunt on a date. Ms. Slick is a local grocery manager who appears to be responsible for hiring, firing, making decisions. Mr. Blunt agreed to accompany Ms. Slick to Taco Bell on Friday evening, the 28th of June. Mr. Blunt a customer service representative, employee who is responsible for providing the customers with great customer service. From Mr. Blunt’s perspective, the date does not end well. On Monday, July 1st Ms. Slick requested to go on another date with Mr. Blunt. Mr. Blunt denied her request to go on another date. Ms. Slick asked Mr. Blunt four more times to accompany her on a date. After the fifth and final request by Ms. Slick was on July 24th, Ms. Slick allegedly said to Mr. Blunt, ‘’ What, are you gay or something?’’ Mr. Blunt replied ‘’No.’’ Mr. Blunt felt very uncomfortable to the point where he felt that sexually harassed by his store manager. Mr. Blunt had never touched her or spoken to her inappropriately.

On the 26th of July, Ms. Slick, Jan Fox, and Ben Carrol were talking on their lunch break. Ms. Slick made a comment that ‘’ Tom has a little sugar in his tank.’’ Ms. Fox asked Ms. Slick to elaborate. Ms. Slick allegedly said, ‘’I think he is gay.’’ Ms. Fox allegedly replied to Ms. Slick, ‘’No way.’’ After lunch, Ms. Slick started making sexual comments, offered sex, and would often ask Mr. Blunt to accompany her outside at the front of the store. She would shout at him in front of all his friends and passersby’s for no actual reason. For example, Ms. Slick would ask Mr. Blunt to sweep around the department in the store. This went on for about four months and then, while Mr. Blunt was working one Sunday, Ms. Slick told Mr. Blunt all he had to do was to wink at her i...

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...al government. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states that discriminating against workers based on sex is unlawful. Although Title VII of the Civil Acts of 1964 is based on sex, but sexual harassment is a form of gender discrimination. Also Civil Right Acts of 1991 in place to ‘’ to provide appropriate remedies for intentional discrimination and unlawful harassment in the workplace, ‘’ which includes sexual harassment. Some examples can be unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, teasing, and joking. Some of the key concepts that can go alone with this are Quid Pro Quo states that are trading sexual favors for career advancement. Therefore, this can involve in a hostile environment when sexual harassment contributes to a negative atmosphere in which employee feels uncomfortable and adversely impacts his or her productivity in the workplace.