Under What Conditions Can a Plaintiff Successfully Bring a Sexual

question 94

Multiple Choice

Under what conditions can a plaintiff successfully bring a sexual harassment charge?

• A) It is possible only if the plaintiff can prove both economic and psychological harm.
• B) It is possible only if the plaintiff can prove either economic or psychological harm.
• C) The plaintiff does not need to prove either economic or psychological harm.
• D) Only quid pro quo forms of harassment may be brought into court.
• E) Only harassment that creates offensive or intimidating employment conditions that amount to a hostile environment may be brought to court.

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Coase Theorem

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