Human Resources

What is Sexual Harassment?

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's definition of sexual harassment in the workplace is fairly legalistic, but here it is: Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:

• Submission is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of the victim's employment; or
• Submission to (or rejection of) the conduct is used as a basis for employment decisions affecting that individual; or
• The conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with the victim's work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.

These concepts and standards also apply to students in an educational setting, and we'll try to make their meaning clearer as we go along.

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 Highline Community College
 2400 S. 240th Street | P.O. Box 98000, M.S. 99-200
 Des Moines, WA  98198-9800
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