Employers should not take anonymous complaints of sexual harassment seriously as they violate the due process rights of the alleged harasser.

In employment law, “glass ceilings” are the invisible, artificial and attitudinal barriers in the workplace. 

In an employment–agency relationship, if an agent acts beyond his or her authority, the principal is not liable for any resulting loss to a third party.

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act:

When a female employee is repeatedly verbally harassed about doing men’s work, taking away the job a man should have, or simply inappropriately working at a traditionally male job, that behavior can constitute sexual harassment.

Which of the following refers to a clause in a contract that identifies the state law that will apply to any disputes that arise under the contract?

Roberto, a African American employee at Eager Beaver Tire Manufacturing Company, contacted the plant manager to inform him that his supervisor, Bill, treated him in a bad manner simply because he was African American. After Bill learned that Roberto had complained, Bill told other supervisors that Roberto was lazy and irresponsible, and he made jokes about Roberto’s accent. Which of the following holds true in this scenario?

Bob, a prolific shoe buyer, refuses to be assisted by male store clerks. The owner of Slipper Town, therefore, informs his staff that only female employees should attend to Bob because he does not want to anger a patron of his store. One of the male clerks, Larry, believes that this is illegal gender discrimination. Also, since part of his incentive pay is based on meeting the monthly sales target, he feels that this policy illegally denies him the opportunity to earn incentives because of his gender. Is Larry correct?

Bob, a maintenance worker at the Celina Swimming Club, is physically attracted to Mary, one of the swimming instructors. Though Mary has shown no interest in him, he has been stalking her, making lewd comments to her, and making sexual threats. Bob has been careful to keep his behavior very low profile. Mary does not bring this matter up with the club’s management but instead decides to quit her job and file a claim of sexual harassment against the club. Which of the following holds true in this scenario?

Rasheed Olson, a black man with a bachelor’s degree in physical education, applies for a job at a gym along with a white friend who has the same qualifications. Although his friend gets an interview call from the gym, Rasheed does not receive any interview calls. Suspecting that his application was rejected due to his first name, Rasheed submits an identical résumé to the same gym but changes his first name to “Bob” on the résumé. Consequently, he is invited for an interview. In this scenario, Rasheed has been a victim of: