case of Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore services. Inc., Joseph Oncale who is the plaintiff was an employee of Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. the defendant. Oncale was a victim of continuous sexual, physical, and mental harassment by three of his co-workers, two of whom were in a superior position than him at work. He was working in a team containing eight men of which the three that were making his life miserable were part of. The three co-workers were humiliating and assaulting Oncale sexually
... middle of paper ... ...ws the "equal opportunity harasser" who discriminates on both male and female employees to be beyond the scope of Title VII since the harassment is not because of sex. Some concerns for the long-range effects of the Oncale decision have been voiced. Fears that the broadened scope of Title VII claims will allow, "a flood of sexual harassment claims from a class of people who have never faced barriers to gender equality in the workplace," and the ultimate result being
Harris v. Forklift, the actions of Hardy, Harris’ supervisor, were determined to be frequent, but not severe as he “often insulted her… and made her the target of unwanted sexual innuendos.” Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.
There have been times where applicants and employees have been dishonest about their disability which they need to be held accountable for. The Equal Pay Act was created in 1963 to ensure that no matter whether a employee is a male or female, that both would be paid the same for the same work. When the Act was created woman were making fifty-nine cents on the dollar compared to man (U.S. Department of Labor, n.d., p. xx). Now woman are making eighty-one cents on the dollar compared to man according