As your company's director of human relations, you have to dealwith Susan's complaint about her supervisor. Soon after she washired, Susan received text messages from her supervisor that said"You are the prettiest girl in the office" and "3 Dates=1 Raise."The text messages made Susan uncomfortable, and she did not respondto them hoping that her supervisor would "just take the hint" andleave her alone. However, today this supervisor hugged Susan,patted her rear end, and said: "The way you look in that outfit,it's clear that you're my best hire yet." Susan immediately pushedhim away and has now reported the incident to you. At what point docomments rise to the level of sexual harassment? When does ahostile work environment exist? How much should the law toleratebefore holding the employer responsible for the actions ofemployees that are sexually harassing other employees?
