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Supervisors Sexual Harassment Vicarious Liability

Seward & Kissel LLP

Employment Litigation Roundup: August 2024

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In a win for employers, the Connecticut Supreme Court defines “supervisor” narrowly for purposes of vicarious employer liability under Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act - Under Connecticut’s civil rights law, an...more

International Lawyers Network

Sexual Harassment In The Workplace: What US: Massachusetts Companies Need To Know

In 2017, following public allegations against notable figures such as Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, the #MeToo movement took on national prominence. A movement of empowerment, #MeToo aims to strengthen sexual...more

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Third Circuit Applies #MeToo to Faragher-Ellerth

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On July 3, 2018, the Third Circuit issued an opinion in Minarsky v. Susquehanna County, et al. overturning a district court's granting of summary judgment to an employer against an employee's sexual harassment claim under the...more

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Addressing Workplace Sexual Harassment in the #MeToo Era

Stories of high-profile individuals in politics, media, entertainment and hospitality alleged to have engaged in sexual harassment, or worse, have been breaking at an unprecedented rate. In the wake of these allegations,...more

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Sixth Circuit Shuts Down EEOC’s Appeal In Sex Harassment Suit

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the EEOC, the Sixth Circuit affirmed a U.S. District Court’s grant of an employer’s motion for summary judgment after finding that the harassing employee was not a...more

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N.J. Supreme Court Decision in Harassment Case Mixed Bag for Employers

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The New Jersey Supreme Court recently decided two key issues affecting claims of supervisory hostile work environment sexual harassment under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”). In Aguas v. State of New...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

N.J. High Court Adopts Faragher-Ellerth Defense for LAD Sexual Harassment Claims

Last week, in Aguas v. New Jersey, No. A-35-13 (Feb. 11, 2015), New Jersey’s high court embraced the federal Faragher-Ellerth defense for claims alleging vicarious liability for supervisory sexual harassment under New...more

Sands Anderson PC

Conducting Workplace Investigations

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Recently, when advising a client who was investigating a complaint of sexual harassment, I had the opportunity to revisit the EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance: Vicarious Employer Liability for Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors...more

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Are You My Supervisor?

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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

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

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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

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