At the same time, if companies overreact and treat any innocent comment as harassment, they run the risk of a court holding they acted arbitrarily and in bad faith. There is also a risk of a successful slander suit by someone accused of harassment whose remark was innocuous. By defining harmless words as harassment, the purpose of the law is lost. People who have been truly victimized are trivialized. Others get the idea that anything they say can be harassment.
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And surely that contributes to the glass ceiling. Realize that when diverse cultures work together, misunderstandings occur. Find the balance among everyone s rights. Back to Top Age Discrimination Found in Firing of Top Sales Rep Brewer was a sales representative for 23 years with the company. For 22 of those years, he was a top performer and received satisfactory reviews.