Melvin Village is a village within the town of Tuftonboro in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The village is a summer vacation spot on Melvin Bay of Lake Winnipesaukee. It has a marina and many lakeside homes that are for rent. There are also compounds of cottages such as the Melvin Sands compound and Merrymount Landing, the latter being the only remaining mail-boat stop in the northeast corner of the lake. Running through the village is N.H. Route 109. Melvin Village lies to the east of the town of Moultonborough and to the west of Center Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro.

What is sexual harassment law?

Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an employment, unreasonably interferes with an work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. Lawyers who handle sexual harassment cases represent individuals -- usually employees or students -- who have been victimized by unwanted verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, or subjected to sexually offensive behavior that creates an unfavorable environment. Sexual harassment attorneys may also represent employers, school districts, and businesses that are named defendants in sexual harassment lawsuits.

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