Under Title VII, employers who have had an incident of sexual harassment reported to them:

a) are required to take some action to investigate the complaint.

b) can be held liable in tort for their inaction.

c) must take disciplinary action immediately.

d) both a and b

e) none of the above

A) are required to take some action to investigate the complaint.

B) can be held liable in tort for their inaction.

Explanation:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in any aspect of employment, e. g. race, color, gender, religion, etc.

Title VII states that sexual harassment is a form of discrimination.

Sexual harassment happens when, including but not limited to the following:

The victim as well as the harasser may be a woman or a man, they don't have to be of the opposite sex. Any member of the organization may be a harasser, e. g. victim's supervisor, a co-worker, etc. A person doesn't need to be specifically harassed but can be anyone affected by the offensive conduct. Sexual harassment may occur without economic treat or damage to the victim. The offensive conduct must not be welcomed nor reciprocate.