Case Study:
You are currently a Human Resources Director at a company located in New England that has 220 employees on site. Recently, a new employee (Chloe) has voiced concerns to the CEO that she is being sexually harassment by her manager (Stan).
The manager, Stan, is friendly and helps her get familiar with her new job duties. After a few days, when no one else is around, Stan comes over to Chloe's work area to chat. Stan talks about what he did last night, which was to go to a strip club. Chloe is shocked that Stan would bring up such a topic in the workplace and says nothing in response. Stan continues talking and says that all the women in the office are so unattractive that he needs to get out and "see some hot chicks" once in a while. He tells Chloe he is glad she joined the staff because, unlike the others, she is "easy on the eyes." He also tells Chloe he thinks she will do "very well in the job as long as she keeps looking so good and smiling at him." Chloe feels very offended and demeaned that she and the other women in her workplace are being evaluated on their looks by their supervisor.
In response to Chloe's concerns, your CEO has asked you to provide her a with a memo including the following:
- a summary of sexual harassment law
- is this complaint sexual harassment?
- suggestions for addressing Chloe's concerns
- recommendations for keeping the workplace free of sexual harassment
In 2-3 pages, please compose a memo to the CEO providing that information.