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On This Day: April 11, 1980 – Sexual Harassment Began Getting Regulated in the Workplace

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: April 11, 1980 – Sexual Harassment Began Getting Regulated in the Workplace.

On this day April 11, 1980, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officially began regulating sexual harassment in the workplace. This was the first time it was formally recognized as a form of sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The new guidelines gave workers a way to report inappropriate behavior and hold employers accountable. It helped define two major forms of harassment. One was based on pressure for sexual favors in exchange for job benefits...
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