Editing Hostile work environment (section)

==Burdens of proof==
Where a hostile environment is alleged, the legality of behaviors must be determined on a case by case basis. In the workplace, such a claim focuses on the [[Outline of working time and conditions|working conditions]] that must be experienced by the victim as a condition of employment, rather than on tangible job changes. To establish whether the situation is actionable the "totality of circumstances" must be weighed with an eye to determining "that the harassment affected a term, condition, or privilege of employment in that it was sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the condition of the victim's employment and create an abusive working environment".<ref>Pellicciotti, Joseph M. ''Title VII Iiability for sexual harassment in the workplace''. Alexandria, Va. International Personnel Management Association, 1988.</ref>