EEOC Clarifies Employers' Harassment Liability.(Brief Article) From: Risk & Insurance | Date: October 15, 1999| Author: Clark, Kathryn F. | COPYRIGHT 1999 Axon Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued guidelines clarifying the circumstances under which employers can be held liable for unlawful harassment by supervisors.

The new standards analyze last summer's U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Burlington Industries vs. Ellerth and Faragher vs. City of Boca Raton and address steps employers should take to prevent and correct harassment.

In Ellerth and Faragher, the Supreme Court ruled employers ...

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