Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Serual HARASSMENT IN THE WORK PLACE $43 MILLION total payouts in 2011 for sexual harassment lawsuits (not including litigation) BUSINESSES Since 2011 the number of 3% sexual harassment cases filed WITH THE MOST are down HA RASSMENT $10 54% Since 2011 the amount of lawsuits awarded is Business and trade down MILLION Banking and finance Sales and marketing Hospitality 54% of claims are warrantless Civil service or lack reasonable cause Education WHAT CONSTITUTES SEXUAL HARASSMENT? OFFERING UN- VISUAL VERBAL PHYSICAL THREATS BENEFITS WANTED CONDUCT CONDUCT CONDUCT or retaliation derrogatory body position or touching for a sexual sexual suggestive gestures favor advanoements to "no" comments WHO IS 40-70% WOMEN BEING 10-20% Зх MEN HARASSED? Claims filed by men have tripled in the last 3 years 100% 70% of female vietims reported a male harasser | SOME RECIEVED TERMINATION 41% 59% THREATS of male vietims of male vietims reported a reported a IF THEY REFUSED female harasser male harasser 70% of women were harassed by a supervisory or senior-level employee Who is responsible? EMPLOYERS ARE HELD LIABLE WHEN CLAIMS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ARE MADE All employers are liable under the Fair Employment and Housing Act Employers are accountable if they are aware of harassment but do not take aotion to stop it Employees may be held personally liable for harassment or for aiding and abetting harassment Victims may be entitled to damages even without a loss of pay or employ- ment opportunity SOURCES DESIGNED BY Highrank http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/enforcement/sexual_harassment_new.cfm http://www.aware.org.sg/ati/wsh-site/14-statistics/ http://www.workharassment.net/index.php/sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace.html websites inc.