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What do you do if you find out that an employee emails another employee something that maybe considered sexual harrasment? What steps should be taken? What are the ethical responsibilites under these circumstances?

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What do you do if you find out that an employee emails another employee something that maybe considered sexual harassment is determined. What steps should be taken are given. What are the ethical responsibilities under these circumstances are provided.

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If you are the manager, it is your responsibility to talk to the employee that was sent the email to find out what the contents were and to figure out if there is an actual issue ...

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