INTRODUCTION
In 1964, Congress passed Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. This act prohibited discrimination at work on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin and sex. Congress then created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EECO). Since 1964 there have been many changes in the sexual Harassment laws. In 1980 the U.S. government reported that they distributed over $189 million for sexual harassment lawsuits adjudicated during the previous two years. By 1987, the total had reached $267 million for the previous two years. By 1994, the government bill had climbed to $327 million for the previous two years. When looking at the corporate or private sector side, in 1988, the cost for sexual discrimination lawsuits topped $15 million for a typical Fortune 500 service or company. The National Association of Working Women told the Washington Post in 2002 that sexual harassment continues to be the biggest single source of complaints from working women. Today, the cumulative costs can come close to $1 billion for the biggest organizations (Valeasquez). ...