Resumen
This article discusses the issue of sexual harassment in a corporate environment through e-mail. E-mail, is an increasingly common form of corporate communication. In this article, the author looks at e-mail as a means of carrying out sexual harassment in the workplace. The regulatory definition of sexual harassment is harassment on the basis of sex is a violation of the law. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when, submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment. Although email has been viewed as a means of improving personal productivity and organizational responsiveness, these benefits have a dark side for employees and their employers. Anticipating the potential for claims of sexual harassment via e-mail, organizations formulating e-mail policy have two primary concerns: prevent inappropriate use and reduce exposure to liability. Therefore, corporate policy should include statements that restrict use to business only, prohibit inappropriate language and conduct, reserve the right of the organization to monitor communications, and provide guidelines for deletion, backup, and retention of messages.