You may have a sexual harassment or hostile work environment case if you experienced the following in a manner that is severe and pervasive:**
• Unwanted sexual advances;
• Offers of employment benefits in exchange for dating or sexual favors;
• Retaliation or threatened retaliation after declining or refusing sexual advances;
• Visual conduct such as leering, making sexual gestures, or displaying sexually suggestive objects, pictures, cartoons, or posters;
• Verbal abuse of a sexual nature, graphic verbal commentary about an individual’s body, sexually degrading words to describe an individual, or suggestive or obscene letters, notes, or invitations;
• Physical conduct such as touching, assault, or impeding and/or blocking movements; and
• Retaliation for reporting harassment or threatening to report harassment.
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