hostile work environment

Booze, Porn Addiction, and Interventions: What a Holiday Party

December 12, 2008 17:27

Litigation Value: $1,000,000 The folks at Dunder Mifflin must have felt like giving because they were essentially writing checks on the “Moroccan Christmas” episode of The Office. As always, there was plenty of inappropriate conduct going on this week, but rarely does it rise to this...

Take a Seat

December 05, 2008 16:39

Litigation value: $0 While everyone at Dunder Mifflin seemed a little more animated than usual on “The Surplus” episode of The Office, fortunately there was nothing that I saw that anyone did to create liability for the company in terms of a lawsuit.  Obviously, I don’t recommend se...

It’s a Set Up

November 21, 2008 13:28

Litigation value: $500,000 to Toby; maybe a couple of bucks to Pam. Welcome back Toby to The Office! For your trouble, how about a sizable money judgment courtesy of Michael Scott, Dwight Schrute, and the good folks at Dunder Mifflin! Invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional...

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David Austin
October 08, 2008 18:30

According to articles in The Citizen of Laconia and The Concord Monitor, a federal jury last week awarded $400,000 to a drywall installation worker who claimed that the company she worked for had created a hostile work environment for a female employee. Nicole L’Etoile had worked as a ...

Sexual Harassment Claims in Federal Court: Overcoming the Farragher/Ellerth Defense

October 06, 2008 05:51

Employees who are victims of sexual harassment must take great care to protect their rights. The First Circuit's decision in Chaloult v. Interstate Brands represents a broadening of the Farragher/Ellerth defense, which allows employers to escape liability even when an...Employees who are victims of...