Employer not liable for harassment by third party 
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: April 23, 2013
Tags: sex harassment
The female manager of a university’s football team cannot sue the school under Title VII claiming that sexual harassment by members of the team created a hostile work environment, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Record $167.7 million awarded for sex harassment
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: January 21, 2013
Tags: sex harassment, sexual harassment, Top Ten Jury Verdicts, Top Ten Jury Verdicts of 2012, wrongful termination
In the largest verdict to an individual employment plaintiff in United States history, a California jury awarded $167.7 million last February to a cardiac surgery physician assistant who suffered sexual harassment and wrongful termination.
Former principal wins, then loses, $155.7 million verdict
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: November 30, 2012
Tags: conspiracy, defamation, Florida, intentional infliction of emotional distress, school, sex harassment, tortious interference, wrongful termination
The former principal of a successful charter school has won a disputed $155.7 million verdict against the city manager for destroying her reputation.
Injunctive relief should have been ordered in sex harassment case
Published: October 23, 2012
Tags: hostile work environment, injunctive relief, sex harassment, Title VII
A district court abused its discretion where, in the face of egregious acts of sexual harassment perpetuated by a single employee, it declined to order injunctive relief directed toward ensuring that individual was no longer in a position to continue his harassing conduct, the 2nd Circuit has ruled.
Famed ADA lawyer sued for sexual harassment
Published: October 11, 2012
Tags: ADA, AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, Discrimination, sex discrimination, sex harassment
A quadriplegic California lawyer who has gained notoriety by suing thousands of businesses for disability discrimination is himself facing a lawsuit brought by four former employees who are accusing him of sexual harassment.
Jurors award record $167.7 million employment verdict
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: March 7, 2012
Tags: defamation, retaliation, sex harassment, Title VII, wrongful termination
In the largest verdict to an individual employment plaintiff in United States history, a California jury has awarded $167.7 million to a cardiac surgery physician assistant who suffered sexual harassment and wrongful termination.
Of the total verdict, $125 million was for punitive damages.
Employee suing for retaliation can’t show adverse action
Published: November 3, 2011
Tags: retaliation, same-sex harassment, sex harassment, Title VII
A Title VII retaliation plaintiff could not show that he suffered adverse employment actions after complaining about same-sex harassment by a supervisor, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in affirming a judgment vacating a jury’s award of $500,000 in punitive damages.
EEOC files 15 suits in 10 days
Published: September 7, 2011
Tags: ADA, AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, Discrimination, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, race discrimination, reasonable accommodation, sex harassment
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission didn’t stop to enjoy the last burst of summer, instead filing 15 discrimination suits over the last ten days of August.
City employee’s hostile environment claim revived
Published: August 18, 2011
Tags: hostile work environment, sex harassment
A Baltimore city employee made out a sufficient claim of hostile environment sex harassment when she alleged her boss forcibly kissed her, fondled her leg, described his sexual encounters and propositioned her repeatedly to join him in his Jacuzzi, the 4th Circuit has ruled in reversing summary judgment.
EEOC settles sexual harassment suit against school
Published: May 26, 2011
Tags: EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, sex harassment, sexual harassment, Title VII
A Phoenix, Ariz. charter school will pay $41,125 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
