Archive of Harassment
Second Circuit Finds Sex Harassment Claim Was Not Accidental or Minor
on May 07 in Harassment tagged accidential touching breast, incidental, minor, Redd v. New York State Division of Parole, sexual harassment by Anthony Rao
A female plaintiff sued her employer (NY State Division of Parole) alleging sexual harassment by a female supervisor (not plaintiff’s supervisor) in violation of Title VII. The Eastern District of New York granted summary judgment for the employer finding that the alleged touchings of plaintiff’s breasts were minor and incidental, episodic, may have been accidental, [...]
No New York Adverse Employment Actions to See Here
on May 17 in Discrimination, Harassment, Wrongful Termination tagged adverse employment action, age discrimination, age harassment, severe and pervasive, Waters v. General Board of Global Ministries by Anthony Rao
In Waters v. General Board of Global Ministries (SDNY, 2011) the Southern District made some notable findings concerning adverse employment actions in granting summary judgment to the employer in an age discrimination case. We all know that a hostile work environment claim requires a showing that the plaintiff was subjected to harassment based on a [...]
Expanding “Disability”: EEOC Publishes Final ADA Amendment Act Regulations
on Mar 28 in Discrimination, Harassment, Policies tagged by Christina Fletcher
Today the EEOC published its final regulations implementing the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA). The ADAAA became effective on January 1, 2009 and applies to all private employers with 15 or more employees. The ADAAA, and the new regulations, are designed to simplify the determination of who has a “disability” and make it easier for people [...]
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