Sexual harassment by a supervisor in the workplace is one of the most common scenarios in which sexual harassment becomes an issue. The first thing that must be understood about sexual harassment from a supervisor is that it is considered to be completely unlawful because it is a form of sexual discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination that is based on gender. This means that under federal law, individuals are protected from having to put up with unwanted sexual advances in the workplace. Although sexual harassment may occur in many different types of situations in the workplace, the prevailing scenario involves a supervisor who makes unwanted sexual advances towards an employee. When this happens, the best thing that an employee can do is to report the incident immediately. It is illegal for a company to punish an employee for filing a claim of sexual harassment. If a supervisor causes an employee to feel as if his or her job is in danger of being lost if the advances of the supervisor are not welcomed, that is considered to be sexual harassment.