EEOC Definition of Sexual Harassment
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) defines sexual harassment in the workplace as:
"Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when: (1) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment, (2) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for employment decisions affecting such individual, or (3) such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating hostile or offensive working environment."
Most federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court, have accepted this definition.