Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
Dushun Beck, Blanca Chavez, Justin Gonzalez, Melinda Mayberry, Mike Rainey
Cardinal Stritch University
ASB120 Business Law
March 4, 2015
Mr. David Bastianelli

Faragher v. City of Boca Raton Unwelcome sexual advances, demands for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature are consider sexual harassment and this can happen anywhere including in a work place. The inappropriate behavior can be caused by peers, supervisors, or managers that will take advantage of their job title and act inappropriate, promising rewards in exchange for sexual favors that interfere with employees work performance creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. A victim may consent or agree to certain conduct and actively participate in it even though it is offensive and objectionable. Therefore, sexual conduct is unwelcome whenever the person subjected to it considers it unwelcome. In most modern legal situations, sexual harassment is illegal. This paper will take into consideration different elements of the law including Employment Law, facts, ethical, and legal issues tried before to the U.S. Supreme Court. It will also offer suggestions for prevention and corrective action pertaining to the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace.
Facts
During 1985-1990, petitioner Beth Ann Faragher worked as a lifeguard for the Marine Safety Section in the city of Boca Raton, Florida. After five years, Faragher decided to resign due to the intimidating work environment that she and other female co-workers experienced from supervisors, Bill Terry and David Silverman. Both supervisors acted inappropriately with the female employees, making offensive jokes about their body shapes, using vulgar language when talking about women, and frequently touching the female employees without their consent. During the new