Test Your Sexual Harassment IQ:
What You Don't Know Can Cost You!
1
If an employee submits to requests for sexual favors, he or she cannot file a sexual harassment complaint.
True
False
2
The intent of the alleged harasser (i.e., “she didn't mean anything by it” or “he hugs all the women”) is considered when determining whether or not sexual harassment has occurred.
True
False
3
A supervisor can claim sexual harassment against a subordinate.
True
False
4
In certain situations (i.e. hearsay or denial by the rumored victim) the supervisor is not required to investigate.
True
False
5
A company can create standards and policy that are more stringent than the established laws against sexual harassment.
True
False
6
It takes several incidents over a period of time to establish a hostile office environment.
True
False
7
A company can be held liable for incidents of sexual harassment that occur at an official company function during business hours between two consenting parties.
True
False
8
Sexual harassment is most often found in industries where positions are traditionally held by members of a single sex.
True
False
9
Sexual harassment tends to be power-driven rather than sexually-driven.
True
False
10
An employee wishing to report an incident of sexual harassment should follow the established “chain of command” when reporting his or her claim.
True
False
11
A sexual harassment lawsuit can be filed against an employee who discusses or gossips about a separate incident of sexual harassment that has happened within his or her company.
True
False
12
An employer is liable for a supervisor’s harassment of an employee only if the employer should have been aware of the situation and failed to take appropriate and corrective action.
True
False
13
Submission to a request for sexual favors does not negate the victim’s rights to file a sexual harassment complaint.
True
False
14
An employee’s conduct of posing nude for a magazine would bar her sexual harassment claim against her employer, who she alleged, showed her pornographic film advertisements and made lewd gestures towards her.
True
False
15
A company can establish a zero tolerance policy for the use of profanity.
True
False
16
An employer cannot be held liable for sexual harassment which occurs at a company sponsored event when: The event is held away from the business premises and the event occurs after regular business hours.
True
False