Hostile Environment, Race Discrimination, Supervisors

Connecticut Supreme Court Adopts Federal Definition of ‘Supervisor’ for State Law Hostile Work Environment Claims

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/6/2024

A “supervisor,” for purposes of a Connecticut state hostile work environment claim, is an employee who is empowered by an employer to take tangible employment actions, the Connecticut Supreme Court recently held in O’Reggio...more

Seventh Circuit Says One Use of "N-Word" Insufficient for Racial Harassment Claim

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 9/6/2019

In recent years, a number of federal appellant courts, including the Fourth Circuit, have issued opinions finding that a single use of a racial slur can be enough to constitute a hostile and offensive working environment...more

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Hostile Work Environment Can Be Created With A Single Racial Epithet

FordHarrison on 5/21/2015

Despite consistent direction from the United States Supreme Court that courts should look at "all the circumstances" in determining whether a workplace environment is sufficiently hostile or abusive to give rise to an...more

EEOC Sues Battaglia Distributing Company for Racial Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/16/2013

Company Defended Racial Slurs in the Workplace as 'Locker Room Talk,' Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO, Ill. - Battaglia Distributing Co., Inc., a Chicago wholesale food distributor located at 2500 South Ashland...more

Supreme Court Makes it Harder for Employees to Bring Suits Under Title VII

Foley Hoag LLP on 8/15/2013

The Potential Implications for Educational Institutions - Last month, at the close of its October 2012 term, the Supreme Court issued two important rulings in Title VII employment discrimination cases that make it...more

The Supreme Court Narrows The Definition Of “Supervisor” – The Cat’s Meow For Corporations

Gray Reed on 7/31/2013

Ellen Tabby, an African-American, has worked for Binge and Purr, a cat food manufacturing company, for several years....more

The Supreme Court Clarifies Who Is a Supervisor Under Title VII

Littler on 6/27/2013

In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decided what the definition of a "supervisor" is for purposes of assessing liability for unlawful harassment under Title VII. The Court ruled that an employer will be vicariously...more

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