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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Harassment covers a wide range of offensive behaviour. It is commonly understood as behaviour intended to disturb or upset. In the legal sense, it is behaviour which is found threatening or disturbing. Sexual harassment refers to persistent and unwanted sexual advances, typically in the workplace, where the consequences of refusing are potentially very disadvantageous to the victim. HistoryUnited StatesIn 1964, the United States Congress passed Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,and prohibiting discrimination at work on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin and sex. This later became the legal basis for early harassment law. The practice of developing workplace guidelines prohibiting harassment was pioneered in 1969, when the U.S. Department of Defense drafted a Human Goals Charter, establishing a policy of equal respect for both sexes. In Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986): the U.S. Supreme Court recognized harassment suits against employers for promoting a sexually hostile work environment. In 2006, U.S.A. President George W. Bush signed a law which prohibited the transmission of annoying messages over the Internet (aka spamming) without disclosing the sender's true identity. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Where do I find the Illinois Statute on Telephone Harassment? Q. I need to find the state statute for telephone harassment, in legal terms, specifically, what constitutes telephone harassment, how many calls, etc. I also need a list of what type of charge a speeding ticket is, Class B or C and what type of charge is telephone harassment, Class C or B. I need the legal definitions as by law. Asked by Jeanine C - Sat Mar 31 17:21:29 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Check with the telephone company. Go in person. Answered by beez - Sat Mar 31 17:29:16 2007 What is the consequence of filing bankruptcy protection to avoid harassment from creditors? Q. believe it or not, i just cannot find any job. I have hunted for job a lot but there is no luck. Now i'm being frustrated by creditors who call 40 times a day. So to get rid of such harassment, i decided to file bankruptcy protection. What will be the consequence of filing bankruptcy? Asked by xyz87 - Tue Mar 10 23:31:15 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Good luck. You might want to wait till the last minute. Maybe just before you do get a job, then you have a chance to rebuild your life and finances. If you do it now and are still falling further behind and still no job you will never get out of the hole and bankruptcy will not be an option Have no shame as long as your trying. As to abc: The CEO of one of the wall street co. got 100 million dollars for 3 weeks of "work". That is stealing! Answered by x x - Tue Mar 10 23:43:18 2009 Do Administration Assistants deserve to have to tolerate sexual harassment ?
Q. I think these positions are mostly filled based on the good looks of the (usually female) applicant. At your place of work is sexual harassment and unwritten part of the job for these girls ? I think it is fair enough if that is the case. Asked by MrMartin - Sat Feb 20 03:59:42 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. NO and only a moron would truly feel this way... i hope this question was meant to start an intellectual conversation/debate (and am confident it was) because i shudder to think you are this much of an ***. Answered by michr - Sat Feb 20 13:01:34 2010 From Yahoo Answer Search: "harassment"
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