Question

Ruth is a supervisor for Subs, a restaurant. Tim is a Subs employee. The owner announces that some employees will be discharged. Ruth tells Tim that for sexual favors, she will give him an excellent performance review and recommend a raise. This is a. harassment on the basis of sexual orientation. b. hostile-environment harassment. c. not harassment. d. quid pro quo harassment.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is: d. quid pro quo harassment  

Explanation:

Quid pro quo is a type of sexual harassment experienced by an employee in the workplace.

In this workplace sexual harassment, an authoritative figure offers or requests sexual favors in return of a raise, promotion and other job benefits.

Rejecting the sexual favors offered by the authoritative figure results in employment detriment, which includes the loss of job or benefits.

Therefore, the given situation is an example of quid pro quo harassment.