Determined whether an employer is liable under Title VII for the acts of an employee whose sexual harassment of subordinates has created a hostile work environment.
Full Case Title:
Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775 (1998)
Year:
1998
Legal Momentum's Role:
Plaintiff Co-Counsel
Brief:
The Supreme Court rules that an employer is liable for sexual harassment by a supervisor unless it takes "reasonable care" to prevent and stop harassment and offers employees a viable complaint mechanism. This case is important to the continuing effort to free women from sexual harassment at work because it gives employers a strong incentive to adopt meaningful policies against sexual harassment.
Legal Momentum was co-counsel in this case with Professor Eric Schnapper.
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