Jeff’s female supervisor offers to promote him if he pretends to be her husband and accompanies her to an exclusive engagement.

This is quid pro quo sexual harassment because the supervisor ties a job benefit—a promotion—to Jeff’s willingness to accompany her under the pretense of being her husband. Quid pro quo involves conditioning employment decisions or benefits on compliance with a request; a hostile work environment instead involves unwelcome conduct that creates an intimidating or abusive workplace.

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