Definition
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct based on gender when:

Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individuals employment;

Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual;

of Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individuals work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment including, but not limited to gender, seductive behavior, sexual bribery, sexual coercion and sexual assault.

"Quid Pro Quo" Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination, which is a violation that involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct based on gender.

Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute "Quid Pro Quo" sexual harassment. When (1) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment, or (2) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual.

Examples of Inappropriate Behaviors

• Generalized gender-based remarks and comments
• Unwanted physical contact such as intentional touching, grabbing, pinching, brushing against another's body or impeding or blocking movement
• Verbal or written sexually suggestive or obscene comments, jokes or propositions including letter, notes, e-mail, invitations, gestures or inappropriate comments about a person's clothing.
• Visual contact, such as leering or staring at another's body, gesturing, displaying sexually suggestive objects cartoons posters, magazines or pictures of scantily clad individuals.
• Explicit or implicit suggestions of sex by a supervisor or manager in return for a favorable employment action such as hiring, compensation, promotion, or retention.
• Suggesting or implying that failure to accept a request for a date or sex would result in an adverse employment consequence with respect to any employment practice such as performance evaluations or promotional opportunity.
• Continuing to engage in certain behaviors of a sexual nature after an objection has been raised by the target of such inappropriate behavior