Word: quos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Governor of Arkansas inviting a state employee to his room, dropping his trousers and asking her to kiss it. And if Kathleen Willey is to be believed, then the classic Hollywood casting couch has been moved into the Oval Office--and if that is not a sexual quid pro quo, what...
...loved your nostalgic romp through the pages of the past 75 years. I think time is on your side, provided you realize that in this changing world, status quo is a dead language. Best of luck! JAMES GAULT Canberra, Australia
What exactly is the law on sexual harassment, and how did it evolve into such a beast? Legally speaking, there are two kinds of sexual harassment, and Jones--to take a not so random example--charges both. The first is called "quid pro quo" harassment, and it's the easier to grasp. If your boss docks your pay or fires you or otherwise punishes you for rebuffing an advance, he's flat-out guilty. Jones, for instance, says her supervisors at the little state office where she was a clerk mistreated her after she rejected Governor Clinton's alleged advance...
...generation ago, Jones would have had no case. Not even blatant quid pro quo harassment was illegal; many judges simply deemed such matters "personal." When they were allowed to bring lawsuits, plaintiffs--nearly all women at the time, and still nearly 90% women today--had no right to jury trials, leaving their fate up to a mostly male stable of judges...
...very easy at Burlington." Ellerth interpreted this to mean that she would have to have sex with the executive, a vice president, in order to get ahead. But in fact she never slept with him--and she did get promoted. A lower court ruled that Ellerth suffered quid pro quo harassment anyway--without actual retribution. Jones' lawyers have cited this ruling prominently. Burlington appealed, and now the Justices must determine if quid pro quo harassment can include mere threats...