At the End of Rex's First Year as an Associate

question 47

Multiple Choice

At the end of Rex's first year as an associate, Patty calls him into her office and tells him that he is not partnership material and he should consider looking for a job elsewhere. Rex files a complaint with the EEOC for sexual harassment. Rex did not file a complaint using the company's sexual harassment policy.

• A) Cantor & Gallup may not be liable for sexual harassment because they had a reasonable antidiscrimination policy in place and Rex failed to use it.
• B) Cantor & Gallup would not be liable for sexual harassment because Rex never complained to anyone, even though they did not have a sexual harassment policy in place.
• C) Cantor & Gallup would be strictly liable for sexual harassment because Patty told Rex that he was not partnership material and he should consider looking for a job elsewhere.
• D) Cantor & Gallup would be liable for sexual harassment only if Rex quit claiming constructive discharge due to a hostile work environment.

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