Quid Pro Quo

Barbara is the victim of sexual harassment.

This is an example of quid pro quo sexual harassment. If Barbara wanted to keep her job, she had to agree to Alan's request for sex; when she didn't, she was fired. The "something for something" was Barbara's continued employment in exchange for sex with Alan. When Alan made sexual relations with him a condition of Barbara's employment, he engaged in quid pro quo sexual harassment.

Consider this hypothetical situation.

The other shareholders in the Acme law firm, however, had no knowledge of Alan's conduct toward Barbara. In fact, several years before this incident, the firm established a strong policy against sexual harassment, and sent all its shareholders (like Alan) to sexual harassment training sessions.

Under these circumstances, can Barbara still win her lawsuit against the Acme law firm on the basis of Alan's quid pro quo sexual harassment?