Tangible Employment Action

• Category: Federal - Jury Instructions - 11th Circuit - Civil
• State: Multi-State
• Control #: US-JURY-11THCIR-4-8
• Format: Word

Description

Pattern Jury Instructions from the 11th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. For more information and to use the online Instruction builder please visit http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/pattern-jury-instructions Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits workplace harassment based on sex. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature are all forms of sexual harassment. If an employer takes a tangible employment action against an employee due to unwelcome sexual advances, it violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Tangible employment action taken can include firing, demotion, suspension, or a decrease in pay. Some other types of tangible employment action taken can be a job reassignment, a change in benefits, or a change in job responsibilities.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits workplace harassment based on sex. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature are all forms of sexual harassment. If an employer takes a tangible employment action against an employee due to unwelcome sexual advances, it violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Tangible employment action taken can include firing, demotion, suspension, or a decrease in pay. Some other types of tangible employment action taken can be a job reassignment, a change in benefits, or a change in job responsibilities.