What Is Sexual Harassment In The Workplace?
What is sexual harassment? According to the DFEH (Department of Fair Employment & Housing), sexual harassment is any unwanted sexual advances, visual, verbal or physical conduct/contact of sexual nature. The definition of sexual harassment encompasses many forms of offensive behavior, including gender-based harassment directed towards persons of the same sex. The DFEH is the agency responsible for protecting California employees and job seekers from employment discrimination. According to the DFEH, sexual harassment includes but isn’t limited to the list of behaviors below: Sexual harassment examples i. Verbal conduct, such as using/making derogatory comments, slurs, epithets, and jokes. Verbal abuses of […]