There has been a recent rash of sexual harassment allegations in today's business America. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1990 to 1995, the number of sexual harassment cases reported increased by one hundred and fifty-three percent (Peterson 39). These allegations end up very complicated and drawn out because of the lack of sexual harassment laws, which specifically address it. In this time where the laws rarely protect the employers, they have become subject to endless accusations. Sexual harassment has become very expensive for businesses and employers. This is not healthy for an economy that stretches across the globe. Who is the victim? Is it employers or employees? It is no longer the employees that are able to carry that title alone. Businesses are becoming financial victims in business America.

In 1991, the Navy Tailhook convention in Las Vegas revealed long-standing harassment of women naval officers. Also in 1991 the confirmation hearings of Judge Clarence Thomas to become associate justice on the Supreme Court raised suspicions of sexual harassment when the EEOC or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission employed him. Senator Bob Packwood

Leahy, John. "And Now, Bystander Injury Sexual Harassment." Business West 16.11 Mar. 200: 47. This article is about the Mentor Savings Bank, FSB vs. Vinson case. It is a landmark case which states that others surrounding a sexual harassment incident can also hold the employer liable.

Greenlaw, Paul S., and Robert D. Lee Jr. "Employer Liability for Employee Sexual Harassment: A Judicial Policy-Making Study." Public Admistration Review 60.2 Mar./Apr. 2000: 123. This article is about the courts recent decisions in four landmark cases ivolving sexual harassment. It looks at the affects of the rulings and what exactly are the repercussions of them.

Peterson, Athena. "Include Mental Health Benefits In Sex-Harassment Cases." Puget Sound Business Journal 20.42 18 Feb. 2000: 39. Gives advice on how to avoid sexual harassment litigation and includes interesting studies on sexual harassment cases.

Arboleda, Angela. "NOW names Detroit Edison Merchant of Shame." National NOW Times 31.4 Fall 1999: 1-2. Adds feminist movement perspective on sexual harassment and their ideas to combat it.

The highest-ranking female officer in the U.S. Army has filed a sexual harassment complaint. She was the first and only female three-star general in the Army. This complaint was filed against a fellow general who outranks her. She filed her complaint right before the accused was to receive a promotion. What? The incident happened in 1996 when she had an office at the Pentagon, and she is just now filing the complaint as of March 2000. This just happened to be the month the accused is supposed to receive a promotion (Thompson 36). The Army must receive media embarrassment, because she doesn't want him to receive a promotion. These allegations should be immediately thrown out. I do not believe a Sergeant Major is going to risk his career by sexually harassing the most highly decorated female in the U.S. Army. This incident has humiliated the Army. Not only do businesses get hurt publicly they are hurt financially.

Thompson, Mark. "Groping Generals." Time 155.14 10 April 2000: 36. This is an article of Lieutenant General Claudia Kennedy's report of sexual harassment on Sergeant Major Gene McKinney. It gives the specifics surrounding the incident.

Felsental, Edward. " Rulings Open Way for Sex-Harass Cases

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