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Sexual Harassment Litigation

Sexual harassment in the workplace is a serious and costly problem for corporate employers as well. Based on reports by women, an estimated 40%-90% of working women have experienced on-the-job sexual harassment. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and state and local agencies have received over 14,000 sexual harassment charges every year since 1992. This article reviews the psychological research literature on the legal standard applied in sexual harassment cases and on the abuse defense sometimes used in those cases.

21 minute read August 31, 2004 at 11:34 AM
By
Dorothy K. Kagehiro
Sexual Harassment Litigation

“Sexual harassment in the workplace is not a thing of the past … it continues to be a serious problem for working women” — Cari M. Dominguez, EEOC Chair, in a press release dated April 9, 2003

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