An Employer Can Raise an Affirmative Defense to a Sexual

question 23

Multiple Choice

An employer can raise an affirmative defense to a sexual harassment claim if the employee:

• A) experienced no tangible adverse employment action such as termination by the supervisor.
• B) was asked to quit his or her job after being harassed but failed to do so.
• C) was harassed by a third party and not a co-worker on the same level.
• D) was only subjected to hostile environment sexual harassment and not quid pro quo sexual harassment.

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The percentage of the working-age population that is either employed or actively looking for work.

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