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		protomyth on Jan 25, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Square's Keith Rabois Resigns Amid Sexual-Harassme... go read the descriptions of each of those in your state's criminal code and see the phrase "sexual harassment" used multiple times.

Alex3917 on Jan 25, 2013 [–]

Under the normal US definition, the only things that are workplace sexual harassment are quid pro quo and hostile work environment. IANAL, but I believe that while sexual assault can be used as evidence of a hostile work environment, I don't think that sexual assault is itself a criminal form of sexual harassment.

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