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Essay / Case Study: Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
It is stated in an online article titled “Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace” that “As an employer, you have the responsibility to maintain a workplace free from sexual harassment. This is your legal obligation, but it also makes good business sense. If you allow sexual harassment to flourish in your workplace, you will pay a high price in employee morale, productivity, and lawsuits. (Barreiro, 2016). It is Lael's obligation to have the best interests of its employees in mind. If she is exposed to this unethical behavior taking place between a superior and an employee and she remains silent and fails to intervene to resolve the problem, then she is just as much at fault as Nikhil. By intervening and getting involved in the reporting, Lael would not only show her loyalty to her peers, but also her loyalty to the organization for which she holds high regard..