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January 1999 Civil Rights Alert ( January 1999 )
SEXUAL HARASSMENT-UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT-EMPLOYER LIABLE EVEN ABSENT ADVERSE JOB CONSEQUENCES: The United S. -
Supreme Court Finds Employers Liable for Sexual Harassment for Supervisors, but Creates Affirmative Defense ( January 1999 )
The United States Supreme Court in two landmark decisions has outlined the circumstances in whi. -
Supreme Court's Latest Sexual Harassment Rulings ( December 1998 )
The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down two decisions defining when an employer is liable under Title VII of t. -
Employer Following Complaint Procedure in Handbook Sets Forth Affirmative Defense to Sexual Harassment Claim ( November 1998 )
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California granted the employer's motion for summary judgment in this sexual harassment case because the plaintiff "unreasonably failed to take advantage of the preventive and corrective opportunities provided by AGCO or to otherwise avoid harm. -
Sexual Harassment--Employer's Liability for Supervisor's Conduct Clarified By U.S. Supreme Court ( October 1998 )
This alert discusses the impact of the United States Supreme Court decision regarding vicarious liability of the employer towards the actions of their supervisors in a sexual harassment context. -
Employers Liable for Supervisors' Sexual Harrassment Even if No Adverse Action Taken ( September 1998 )
While everyone in Washington was focusing on sexual harassment as a political issue, the U.S. Supreme Court was qui. -
Employment Law Group Update: Supreme Court Makes it Easier for Employees to Prevail in Sexual Harassment Cases ( September 1998 )
This update discusses the Supreme Court's opinion in Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth, in which the Court held an employer may be held directly liable, i.e. "automatically liable," where a supervisor engages in quid pro quo sexual harassment, even where the employee did not submit to the alleged harasser's sexual demands or suffer any tangible adverse job effects. -
Hostile Work Claim Without Tangible Employment Action ( July 1998 )
Employers can be held liable for the illegal conduct of supervisors if the conduct creates a hostile work. -
Sexual Harassment Law Clarified by Supreme Court ( July 1998 )
On June 26, 1998, the United States Supreme Court issued two opinions which clarify the law on sexual harassment cl.