Was Overstock.com Employee Subjected to Hostile Work Environment?
A district court dismissed a former Overstock.com employee’s lawsuit claiming a hostile work environment and retaliation. Appellate judges had a different perspective when…
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Company Ordered by Judge to Implement Procedures for Preventing Harassment
Prospect Airport Services, Inc., a provider of wheelchair assistance services to airline passengers, has been ordered to take measures to prevent sexual harassment. The federal…
Owner of McDonald’s Restaurant Resolves Harassment Suit with $1,000,000
A company that owns and operates 25 McDonald’s restaurants will be paying $1,000,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit regarding one of its establishments in…
Hotel Manager Violates Employees’ Civil Rights in More Ways Than One
Best Western hotels in the Washington cities of Tacoma and Federal Way have agreed to pay $365,000 and other relief to settle a harassment suit.…
Unwelcome Advances at Chiropractor’s Office Land the Doctor in Court
When a receptionist working at a chiropractor’s office received an onslaught of unwelcome sexual advances, she accepted her final paycheck. She then brought legal action…
Whirlpool Drops Appeal, Settles $1 Million Dollar Harassment Suit
Whirlpool Corporation, retailer of kitchen, laundry and home appliances, recently agreed to drop its appeal of a district court’s judgment regarding a racial and sexual…
Were AT&T Supervisor’s “Crude” Remarks Sexual Harassment?
An AT&T retail store manager in Clarkston, MI, claims that he was subjected to sexual harassment and a hostile work environment from his supervisor. He…
U.S. Airways Employee Complains of Facebook Photo, Alleges Retaliation
Reputed threats, allegations and a sexually explicit photo: Just another day at the airport. A woman employed in customer service at U.S. Airways’ New Orleans…
Allegation of Workplace Rape Incites Lawsuit from Person Investigating Claim
A lawsuit surrounding a sexual harassment claim at the workplace had a unique quality: it was filed neither by the person making the accusation of…
Fired Employee Inadvertently Helps Prove Defendant’s Evidence Against Her
A woman’s lawsuit against her former employer was dismissed in a district court. Her appeal included a heap of evidence to support her argument, but…