DoDI 1020.04, June 30, 2020
| Term | Definition | |
| sexual harassment | Unlawful discriminatory harassment that is based on conduct of a sexual nature. It involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:
It explicitly or implicitly becomes a term or condition of a person’s job, pay, or career. For example: Submission to or rejection of such conduct by a person is used as a basis for career or employment decisions affecting that person; or Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance; or It is so severe or pervasive that a reasonable person would perceive, and the DoD civilian employee does perceive, the environment as hostile or offensive. | |
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