Harassment Definition Employment Law

Harassment is a form of employment discrimination that violates title vii of the civil rights act of 1964 the age discrimination in employment act of 1967 adea and the americans with disabilities act of 1990 ada.

Harassment definition employment law. Harassment is defined as unwanted conduct that has the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of people in the workplace or of creating an intimidating hostile degrading humiliating or offensive environment. Workplace bullying and harassment bullying and harassment is behaviour that makes someone feel intimidated or offended. The 2010 equality act protects employees from being harassed by their employer or colleagues and the customers of the organisation. Harassment is governed by state laws which vary by state but is generally defined as a course of conduct which annoys threatens intimidates alarms or puts a person in fear of their safety.

Harassment is unlawful under the equality act 2010.