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Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment occurs one of two ways. First, an employee is sexually harassed when a supervisor makes an employee an offer to improve their employment in exchange for sexual favors. This is called quid pro quo sexual harassment. The second type of sexual harassment is a hostile work environment. A hostile work environment is when an employee or supervisor of an employer makes persistent, daily and unwelcome comments or sexual advances towards another employee. The advances must be so persistent that it creates a hostile work environment that affects the employee’s ability to do his/her job.