The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305967304
Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 21, Problem 3CT
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Case summary: Person T filed a lawsuit against person M on the grounds of sexual harassment at workplace, under the title VII of Civil Rights Act. The court decide in favor of T. M appealed against the decision of the court.
To find: Unethical behavior of the person M.
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