When we think of a hostile work environment based on sex, we often assume an overtly sexualized workplace. Transgressions such as viewing porn, posting lurid photos on cubicle walls and demanding sexual favors are clearly sexual in nature. But those aren’t the only things that can make an environment sexually hostile. Employees can launch a claim of hostile environment if they can show they were forced to work in a sexist environment.
Be on guard against sexist hostile environment
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