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Politics : Actual left/right wing discussion
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To: TimF who wrote (2486)10/10/2006 10:50:53 AM
From: mph  Read Replies (2) of 10087
 
It depends on where the comment is made........

There are laws against sex harassment in the workplace.
Also laws against sex harassment or other discrimination in the case of service providers like doctors, lawyers, etc.

A casual comment by a guy on the street in passing is not likely to be actionable or controllable. He'd have to do something more threatening than that to violate some criminal law and I can't imagine who would proceed civilly over something so transient.

Even in the workplace, a single off color comment is insufficient to state a claim. The harassment has to be more pervasive such that it alters the working conditions and creates a hostile environment. OTOH, a single act of sufficient magnitude may be enough (e.g., an assault and battery)
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