Q Instructions BSAD310 – Principles of Human Resource Management Mid-Term Research Project Assignment The Mid-Term Research Project is a “Research Paper” and as such requires that you conduct research beyond the textbook to thoroughly complete the assignment. Please be sure to conduct your research through reputable sources, and to document your research with proper in-text citations, and a reference list within your paper, in APA format. This paper should be written in your own words and supported by research. Properly quote and cite information sourced through your research. In Week 2 of this course, we discussed the Legal Environment in Human Resources, companies, and organizations. In the last year, many “high profile” cases of sexual harassment have been brought to the surface through the national press. These cases of sexual harassment have ended the careers of famous people, company founders, corporate leaders, university presidents, and more. They have given a voice to abused and oppressed people within many professions who risked their careers and dignity to bring abusive practices and painful experiences into the public spotlight. For this assignment, please research the topic of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace. • Provide a definition of sexual harassment and the various forms recognized in the law. • Provide a brief history of the concept of sexual harassment. • Identify state and federal laws that apply to sexual harassment in the workplace. • Identify specific actions that a manager can take to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. (provide examples of best practices) • Identify what options an employee who believes that she/he has been sexually harassed has available to them to resolve their situation. • What legal rights does an employee who believes that she/he is being sexually harassed have? • What legal rights does the person accused of harassment have? • Identify what a Human Resource Manager should do when she/he receives a complaint about sexual harassment from an employee. Identify through your research: • Two documented cases of sexual harassment (examples that have been covered in the press). o Provide a summary of each case, identifying the sequence of events and what actions management took, and/or should have taken in each case. o The outcome of each case. o What was done right and what should have been done? o What are the lessons learned from each case? o Provide links to your sources. Provide your opinion about the following and support your thoughts with examples from your research where possible: • What caused the environment that existed/exists in the workplace that allowed/allows people (primarily powerful men) to think that sexual harassment/abusive behavior was/is acceptable? • What should happen to people who are accused of sexual harassment in the workplace? • What do you think has recently created an environment where victims now feel safe in bringing their experiences forward? • Would you feel safe in bringing this type of concern forward? Why or why not? • What could an employer do to make you feel more comfortable in bringing sensitive personal experiences forward? • Do you think that this recent trend will change the professional workplace? If so, how? Please provide a summary conclusion for this paper. Please submit your Mid-Term Research Paper to the dropbox folder in BlackBoard as a Microsoft Word document.