We all know the blatant violations that cross the line into sexual harassment at work. But what happens in the massive, murky grey area in between?

What do you do with the compliment on your appearance that makes you hesitate, the after-hours text that feels a little too familiar, or the one-on-one dinner invite you are terrified to decline? Is it just harmless workplace bonding, an awkward generational gap, or the subtle start of something unlawful?

In Part 1 of this two-part series of Pull Up a Chair, hosts Brandee Blocker Anderson and Haleh Rabizadeh Resnick dig into the tension between what is uncomfortable and what is illegal under Title VII. Using their signature IRAC framework, they debate the everyday workplace scenarios that leave professionals second-guessing their  ...