Questions from Business Law


Q: Employee, a 33-year-old unmarried male, is

Employee, a 33-year-old unmarried male, is frequently teased by the other males in his plant about being unmarried and still living at home with his mother. Is this sexual harassment?

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Q: Employee sues employer for sexual harassment because her supervisor once touched her

Employee sues employer for sexual harassment because her supervisor once touched her on her back and made an “untoward” statement to her. Will she win? Explain.

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Q: Two employees, Marge and Ben, are having a relationship and

Two employees, Marge and Ben, are having a relationship and it later turns sour. When Marge does not get the promotion she goes up for, she sues the employer for sexual harassment, alleging it was com...

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Q: Dennis comes up to his supervisor, Mae, at a Christmas

Dennis comes up to his supervisor, Mae, at a Christmas party and tells Mae he wants to sue for sexual harassment. Mae asks what happened. Dennis says that Linda came over to him and tweaked his cheek...

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Q: An employer asks an employee to go to dinner and drinks and

An employer asks an employee to go to dinner and drinks and said they could “see what happen(Ed) after that.” Is this enough for a sexual harassment claim?

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Q: A female employee has an operation on her breast, and when

A female employee has an operation on her breast, and when she returns to work, a male employee “jokingly” asks to see the scar. Actionable sexual harassment?

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Q: Joan, a female supervisor asks Margaret, one of her subordinates

Joan, a female supervisor asks Margaret, one of her subordinates, out on a date. When Margaret refuses, Joan becomes mean to her at work and rates Margaret’s work poorly on her next evaluation. Margar...

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Q: A truck driver trainer sexually harassed a trainee and she brought suit

A truck driver trainer sexually harassed a trainee and she brought suit for sexual harassment. The trainer claimed to have power over the trainee, but in reality, the trainer was not a supervisory emp...

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Q: A female assistant at a hair salon is terminated. She brings

A female assistant at a hair salon is terminated. She brings suit under Title VII, alleging that it is because she is a lesbian whose overall appearance is more male than female. The employer counters...

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Q: 1. What is the basis for the determination that an employer

1. What is the basis for the determination that an employer should or should not be required to test applicants on an individual basis? 2. Should an employer have available as a defense that the cost...

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