During the Seven Months Colleen Worked as an Assistant to Matt

question 48

Multiple Choice

During the seven months Colleen worked as an assistant to Matt, the director of marketing, the following occurred. Matt constantly referred to Colleen as "the office beauty," as in "Here comes the office beauty." Once, when she wore a leather skirt, he loudly smacked his lips when she came into his office. On another occasion, when she commented that it was hot in his office, he replied that "It got hotter when you came in the door." Finally, when she reminded him to get his wife a Valentine's Day card, he responded that his wife was living in another city due to her job and he was lonely. He then said that all he had for company was his pillow and made a masturbation gesture. If Colleen files a complaint of sexual harassment due to a hostile work atmosphere, which one of the following standards is most likely to result in a finding of sexual harassment?

• A) The reasonable person standard
• B) The average person standard
• C) The reasonable victim standard
• D) The reasonable man standard

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