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Janice was a long time employee at CGI systems. On her 30th birthday her coworkers decided to play a joke on her and hire a male stripper disguised as a police officer. They also programed her computer so a sexually explicit picture would come up on her screen at 8:30 am. Janice found out about the plan and told her boss that she didn't want anything to do with it. The boss said he would take care of it, but because he was in on the joke, he actually did nothing. The stripper and the picture went as planned, and Janice was furious.

1. What form of sexual harassment is described?
A. Quid pro quo
B. Disparate treatment
C. Disparate impact
D. Hostile environment

2. Which of the following will be a key factor in a sexual harassment suit brought by Janice?
A, The length of her employment at CGI
B. The gender of the stripper
C. Janice's boss did not react immediately to her complaint
D. The events were only a joke and did not demand any sexual favors in return

3. Will the company be held liable if a sexual harassment suit is filed?
A. yes, because the event occurred within the scope of employment
A. yes, because management did not respond to an employee complaint
C. no, because the event was outside the scope of employment
D. no, because a company was held liable for only a quid pro quo harassment

4. If Janice complains about the stripper and picture to the president of CGI and she is fired because of the report, will Janice have a cause of action against the company?
A. yes, because she is a member of a protected class
B. yes, because she was fired in retaliation for reporting the incident
C. no, because she is a member of a protected class but was fired for another reason
D. no, because she violated her duty of loyalty and obedience

5. What type of civil suit is brought by an employee for an illegal firing?
A. Breach of duty suit
B. Criminal negligence suit
C. Wrongful discharge suit
D. Illegal termination of employment suit

Explanation / Answer

1. D. Hostile environment

In this case the work environment and the colleagues where not cooperative which created a negative impact on Janice.

2. D. The events were only a joke and did not demand any sexual favors in return

In this case the event was a joke played on Janice and did not demanded any kind if sexual favors or treatment for the same and this could actually work against her if she is planning to file a lawsuit.

3. A. yes, because the event occurred within the scope of employment

As the incident happened within the office and also involved the computer used by Janice the organization has to be liable and responsible for the incident.

4. B. yes, because she was fired in retaliation for reporting the incident

This is a case of pure retaliation where Janice needs to bite the dust and terminated in an unfair manner because she reproted the same.

5. C. Wrongful discharge suit

In this case Janice is terminated wrongfully because she did not violate any non negotiable norms, hence this is a wrongful discharge suit.

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