Exam Preview for 41818: Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Work

Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Allied Health Professionals

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1. A supervisor tells an employee they will be overlooked for a promotion unless they agree to have dinner with them. This is a classic example of what type of sexual harassment? Hostile work environment Third-party harassment Quid pro quo harassment Retaliation
2. According to federal guidelines, which action is an essential part of an employer's duty to prevent harassment? Guaranteeing that all employees will be friends. Firing any employee accused of harassment immediately, before an investigation. Establishing and disseminating a clear anti-harassment policy with a reporting procedure. Monitoring employees' personal social media accounts for inappropriate content.
3. The legal standard for determining if conduct is harassing primarily focuses on which of the following? The intention of the person accused of harassment. The impact of the conduct on a reasonable person in the same circumstances. Whether the conduct involved physical touching. How many other people witnessed the conduct.
4. Which of the following would be considered illegal retaliation under Title VII? Giving a positive performance review to an employee who is excelling. Demoting an employee shortly after they served as a witness in a harassment investigation. Requiring all employees to attend a mandatory sexual harassment training. Terminating an employee for consistently failing to meet job performance standards.
5. An employee is harassed by a patient. Why could the employer be held liable? The patient is a non-employee, so the employer has no liability. The employer is only liable for harassment committed by supervisors. The employer has a duty to protect employees from harassment by non-employees if they know or should have known about it. The employee did not file a police report against the patient.