In-Depth Case Study: Sexual Harassment Education and Legal Aspects

This case study delves into the critical aspects of sexual harassment education, examining its definition, relevant laws, and the responsibilities of employers in addressing claims. It references Arizona and Oregon laws, aligning with the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. The study emphasizes the importance of consistent views on sexual assault across states and analyzes a specific case involving a Police Inspector accused of sexual assault, highlighting the media's beneficial role in such claims. The case study further elaborates on the employer's duty to investigate harassment claims impartially and the need for confidentiality during the investigation process. It contrasts the liability protection offered by corporations versus sole proprietorships and outlines risk management procedures, including open-door policies and training programs, to prevent sexual harassment. Desklib offers access to this and numerous other solved assignments to aid students in their studies.

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Sexual Harassment Education
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Q1 Sexual harassment is referred to as unwelcome sexual request, advances for sexual
favors, as well as other physical or sexual conduct when:
a) the behavior is sufficiently pervasive or severe as to create a hostile,
intimidating environment; b) submission is either implicit or explicitly a condition
affecting employment or academic decisions; c) the behavior continue refusal by the
individual to which the harassment is directed (Shakil, Lockwood & Grady, 2018).
The applicable law include: Arizona and Oregon law apply similar regulation to
that of the Federal law of the Civil rights act 1964.
Q2 We as a group agreed that it is not advisable to have different views at the
State on sexual assault.
Q3) the latest sexual harassment claim is that of the Police Inspector was accused
of assaulting 14-year-old female colleagues. Detective Inspector is known as Simon
Hurwood forced women into having sex’ and he was obsessed with their color of
underwear. The detective worked for 27 years for Cleveland Police and groomed an
approximate of 20 women.
Our team came into agreement that the media coverage was beneficial to any case
because it allowed for the domino effect of the claim in sexual harassment.
Q4) the employer has the responsibility of investigating the claims that are related
to harassment as well as determining whether the accusations are true or false (Gündemir,
Does & Shih, 2018). The employer has to be neutral to both the parties during the
investigation process (Jagsi et al., 2016). The investigation should not be handled

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publicly until the confirmation of the accusation. Our answer will not change regardless
of the degree of the scandal.
Q5) Corporation allows protection for personal assets, and are also liable for any
loss caused by negligence while in a sole proprietorship there is no protection of personal
assets.
Q6) the risk management procedures include: management should come up with
the open door policy. When there is female and male in an office, there must be a third
party, or the door must be left open for the integrity of their conversation. There should
be the provision of training programs to management, leaders, and employees regarding
the sexual harassment policy (Thurston, Chang, Matthews, Känel & Koenen, 2018).
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References
Gündemir, S., Does, S., & Shih, M. (2018, July). Third Party Perceptions of Organizations
Facing Sexual Harassment Claims. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2018,
No. 1, p. 12385). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.
Jagsi, R., Griffith, K. A., Jones, R., Perumalswami, C. R., Ubel, P., & Stewart, A. (2016). Sexual
harassment and discrimination experiences of academic medical faculty. Jama, 315(19),
2120-2121.
Shakil, S., Lockwood, M., & Grady, D. (2018). Persistence of Sexual Harassment and Gender
Bias in Medicine Across Generations—Us Too. JAMA internal medicine, 178(3), 324-
325.
Thurston, R. C., Chang, Y., Matthews, K. A., von Känel, R., & Koenen, K. (2018). Association
of sexual harassment and sexual assault with midlife women’s mental and physical
health. JAMA internal medicine.