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haleyc112

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Under the circumstances, may an employer raise an affirmative defense to liability for damages in a sexual harassment case?

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Your novel has just been published and is now for sale on Amazon.com. You access Amazon via AOL.com one day and are horrified to see that a reader (or alleged reader) has posted a bad review that is not only totally unfair but also totally inaccurate. (You did not plagiarize portions of the book) Which of the following would be liable to you: I. Amazon.com. II. AOL.com. III. The person who wrote the review.
 a. I, II, and III.
  b. Neither I, II, nor III.
  c. I and III.
  d. Just I.
  e. Just III.


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sarahccccc

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Reply #1 on: Jun 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

In sexual harassment cases, where no tangible employment action is taken, a defending employer may raise an affirmative defense to liability for damages if (1) the employer exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct promptly any sexually harassing conduct and (2) the plaintiff employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of preventive or corrective opportunities provided by the employer.

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haleyc112

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Reply 2 on: Jun 24, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Excellent

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