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As your company's director of human relations, you have to deal with Susan's complaint about her supervisor. Soon after she was hired, Susan received text messages from her supervisor that said "You are the prettiest girl in the office" and "3 Dates=1 Raise." The text messages made Susan uncomfortable, and she did not respond to them hoping that her supervisor would "just take the hint" and leave her alone. However, today this supervisor hugged Susan, patted her rear end, and said: "The way you look in that outfit, it's clear that you're my best hire yet." Susan immediately pushed him away and has now reported the incident to you.
At what point do comments rise to the level of sexual harassment?
When does a hostile work environment exist?
How much should the law tolerate before holding the employer responsible for the actions of employees that are sexually harassing other employees?
Be sure to draft your answers in paragraph form, discussing each question thoroughly. You will also need to reply substantively to a classmates' posting. Remember that the questions may be asking you for your opinion, and not necessarily a specific answer from the text. Use your new knowledge to work it out!