Sexual Harassment, Hostile Environment

EEOC Wins Substantial Jury Verdicts Totaling Over $260 Million

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 5/10/2013

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has obtained significant jury verdicts for damages totaling $260 million in disability discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuits. These verdicts stress the importance for...more

Occasional offensive remarks insufficient to create hostile work environment

by Hartnett, Smith & Paetkau on 4/10/2013

The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the employer on a former employee’s “hostile work environment” claim. The appellate court held that a male coworker’s “crude and offensive” remarks were not severe or pervasive...more

Third Circuit "Clarifies" Continuing Violation Doctrine

by John Barry, Joseph C. O'Keefe, Lawrence Sandak, Daniel Saperstein | Proskauer Rose LLP on 2/25/2013

In Mandel v. M & Q Packaging Corp., No. 11-3913, 2013 WL 141890 (3d Cir. Jan. 14, 2013), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit "clarified" the application of the continuing violation doctrine as defined by the U.S....more

Jury Rules for EEOC in Sexual Harassment Case Against the Finish Line

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/5/2013

Manager Abused Teen Employees, Federal Agency Charged - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A U.S. District Court Jury has found that a 38-year-old general manager at The Finish Line, Inc.'s Cool Springs Galleria store in Franklin,...more

First Department Appellate Court Reinforces Liberal Standard For Hostile Work Environment Claims Under The New York City Human...

by Hema Chatlani, Allison Ianni, Caitlin Senff Ladd, Aaron Warshaw | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/31/2013

Hernandez v. Kaisman, No. 104989/07 (1st Dep’t Dec. 27, 2012): A group of female plaintiffs alleged that the defendant, a doctor who owned and operated a medical office, created a sexually hostile work environment in...more

Are You My Supervisor?

by Paul Monsees | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/3/2013

Late last month, the Supreme Court considered whether and when a co-worker can be deemed a supervisor for purposes of evaluating if the employer is strictly liable for that person’s harassment of another employee....more

Who Is Really A Supervisor? Employer Liability For Hostile Work Environment Claims

by Nefertari S. Rigsby | Akerman Senterfitt on 12/18/2012

The Supreme Court recently held oral arguments in the case Vance v. Ball State University, 646 F.3d 461 (7th Cir. 2011), which addresses the meaning of a "supervisor" in hostile work environment claims. If the Court applies...more

Who Is a “Supervisor” Under Title VII and Why You Should Care

by Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 12/18/2012

Oral Argument in Vance v. Ball State University Takes an Unexpected Turn - Late last month the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Vance v. Ball State University, No. 11-556. The issue that Vance is expected to...more

Second Circuit Approves Post-Judgment Injunction Due To Unique Facts Of Sexual Harassment

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/1/2012

EEOC v. KarenKim, Inc., No. 11-3309-cv (2d Cir. Oct. 19, 2012): The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit on behalf of female employees who worked at the defendant’s Oswego, New York grocery store. During...more

June in the Eleventh Circuit – a Trend?

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/6/2012

Employers should take note of a handful of recent decisions issued by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in June...more

Weekly Law Resume - December 1, 2011: Sporadic Incidents of Alleged Sexual Conduct Insufficient to Create a Hostile Work...

by Low, Ball & Lynch on 12/7/2011

Stephanie Brennan v. Townsend & O'Leary Enterprises, Inc., et al. Court of Appeal, Fourth District (October 18, 2011) In this case, the Court of Appeal held that judgment for an employer was proper where the plaintiff...more

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