The Law On Sexual Harassment
Q: In 1997, law making a
defendant's previous sexual history relevant in sexual harassment cases.
What was the name of this law? I can't find any reference to it except for
the rantings of a few political commentators, and they don't mention a name
or anything else that could be used to check the facts. Does this law truly
exist? If so, then provide the name. t
A: There is no federal law that deals with sexual harassment. All federal sexual harassment cases are based upon judicial interpretations of the Civil Rights Act. These case do not deal with individual acts of harassment, but a pattern of harassment that amounts to discrimination on the base of sex. Sexual harassment regulations come from case law not from legislation.