Policy Statements

Relevant excerpt

In 1980, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission amended its “Guidelines On Discrimination Because of Sex” under Title VII to include sexual harassment, defining the term as follows: “Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when [...]
3) such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.”