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Sexual misconduct

Sexual misconduct is an unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or verbal, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that may not rise to the level of sexual harassment, but is unprofessional or inappropriate for the workplace or classroom.

See also: Anti-discrimination lawDiscriminationHarassmentHostile EnvironmentReasonable Person StandardantSame-sex harassmentSexSexual HarassmentSexual harassment policySexual orientationSingle-incident sexual harassmentStereotypeTangible employment actionThird-party sexual harassmentTimeliness 

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