Lorena,an Assembler at United Widgets,is Sexually Propositioned by Paul,who Is

question 49

Multiple Choice

Lorena,an assembler at United Widgets,is sexually propositioned by Paul,who is the head of the quality control department.Upon Lorena's refusal,Paul starts finding fault with the quality of her work,and she is eventually demoted.Lorena believes that if she complains against Paul to the company's management,no action will be taken against him because of his reputation with senior management.Though United Widgets has a sexual harassment policy in place,Lorena does not use it.Instead,she files a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) .Which of the following holds true in this case?

• A) United Widgets will be liable to Lorena for quid pro quo sexual harassment for the acts of its supervisor Paul.
• B) United Widgets will not be liable to Lorena for quid pro quo sexual harassment because Paul is only a supervisor and not the owner.
• C) United Widgets will be liable to Lorena for quid pro quo sexual harassment only if it knew about Paul's actions and failed to take any action against him.
• D) United Widgets will not be liable to Lorena because she failed to use the company's sexual harassment policy.

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