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Sexual harassment is one of many forms of illegal sexual discrimination. It is a result of an unfair use of influence, power, or authority by one person over another or the lack of respect for another person. Sexual harassment is any kind of sexual behavior that is unwelcome and/or inappropriate for the work place. To clarify sexual harassment for employees and employers the United Stated Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has created a basic definition of sexual harassment: Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual's work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. Types of Sexual Harassment There are two main types of sexual harassment that take happen in the workplace, and each have their own unique characteristics. Continued... By Chris Saunders