A Female Worker Is Working Late Hours at Her Office

A female worker is working late hours at her office. Her manager approaches her on the pretext of inquiring about work updates. He casually turns the conversation into a personal one and starts touching her and making explicit remarks about her body. The female worker reacts furiously and tells the manager that she is going to take this issue to the human resources department. The manager feels intimidated and threatens her that if she files any complaints, her appraisal will be affected. This case is an example of _____.

A) structural accommodation
B) disparate treatment
C) adverse impact
D) quid pro quo sexual harassment

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