Tina and Tom Are Co-Workers at Acme Corporation

question 37

Multiple Choice

Tina and Tom are co-workers at Acme Corporation.As night custodians,they work together cleaning the Acme office building at night when the building is empty.Tom regularly makes sexual advances toward Tina that distress her.However,Tina has never complained about Tom's conduct to her supervisor,Mary,who only works during the day.Which of the following statements is most accurate?

• A)Acme Corporation is strictly liable for Tom's harassment of Tina.
• B)Acme Corporation may defend that it did not know about Tom's harassment of Tina.
• C)Acme Corporation is not liable because Tom is not Tina's supervisor.
• D)Acme Corporation is not liable because Tina voluntarily accepted the job of a night custodian.

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