What Is Quid Pro Quo Harassment?
Contrary to popular opinion, even the hint or implication of employment benefits or the giving of employment benefits for the sexual harassment victim’s silence counts as quid pro quo harassment.
Contrary to popular opinion, even the hint or implication of employment benefits or the giving of employment benefits for the sexual harassment victim’s silence counts as quid pro quo harassment.
By Douglas Wade, Attorney
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Quid Pro Quo Harassment is the exchange of sexual favors for employment benefits. Contrary to popular opinion, even the hint or implication of employment benefits or the giving of employment benefits for the sexual harassment victim’s silence counts as quid pro quo harassment. For example:
It also includes the exchange of silence or non-protest from the sexual harassment victim for an employment benefit. In this article, we will discuss workplace quid pro quo harassment. We recommend managers reading this article and speaking to their employment lawyer about how to prevent quid pro quo harassment.
In order to be successful in a quid pro quo harassment claim, the plaintiff or claimant must prove all of the following elements:
The harm would generally be proof that the plaintiff was fired or unexpectedly passed over for a promotion because they rejected the quid pro quo harassment. If the employee submitted to the quid pro quo harassment, then they can still file a claim. There must be some kind of proof of the harm done by the quid pro quo harassment.
The plaintiff may be awarded some of the following damages, depending on the circumstances of the quid pro quo harassment claim:
A quid pro quo harassment claim must be filed with a labor protection agency like the EEOC before filing a lawsuit. The EEOC will investigate the quid pro quo harassment claim and make a ruling. The plaintiff has 180 days after the incident to file their claim.
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