Sexual harassment is a very emotionally charged subject that can take place in a variety of ways. It can happen in the workplace, at school, at church, and even while shopping at the local grocery store. Those involved, those who must make employment decisions on the allegations, and those who witness the harassment all view sexual harassment differently. From my viewpoint, there are always two sides to a story and a nonbiased individual, which can be an employer, should hear both sides before filing charges. Employers not only have to take sexual harassment charges seriously, they often have to make decisions based on their interpretation of the law. Sexual harassment complaints are easily filed and hard to escape without reasonable care.
             False sexual harassment allegations are more and more common because most people do not interpret the definition in the same way. For example, while one person may view a co-worker's compliment as sexual harassment, another may view it as a flattering gesture. The editors of "Sexual Harassment" write, "The differing perceptions among men and women of what constitutes sexual harassment can put employers in a difficult position."
             The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission states sexual harassment is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and defined as:
             Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual's
             work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. (1)
             The national data base of the EEOC shows that there were 10,532 sexual harassment charges filed in 1992, and 13,566 filed in 2003 (1) . These numbers represent the number of complaints that are filed with ...