[header] How to avoid workplace harassment lawsuits [title] Make a strong statement against harassment. [step] Begin any written policy with a strongly-worded statement that your company has no tolerance for harassment in the workplace. [substeps] Harassment includes any conduct that creates an offensive, intimidating, or hostile work environment. 
Even without complaints, it only takes one out-of-line employee to create a permissive environment where harassment seems acceptable. Embody your stance against harassment in a written policy that reassures employees that such activities are not tolerated and that complaints are taken very seriously.