Hostile Work Environment

Federal Trial Court Declines To Certify Claims of Class-wide “Pattern or Practice” Sexual Harassment

In a notable recent class action ruling, an Illinois federal trial court has declined to certify an attempt by a

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Second Circuit Joins Other Federal Appeals Courts in Ruling That the ADA Explicitly Permits “Hostile Work Environment” Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled recently that a qualified individual with a disability could bring

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Two Recent Federal Court Rulings Serve as Reminder That Just One or Two Offensive Remarks Can Trigger Actionable Harassment Claim

Recent rulings by two federal appeals courts finding that just one or two specific derogatory slurs may be enough to

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Tenth Circuit Rules That “Faragher/Ellerth” Affirmative Defense Applies to Age-Based Hostile Environment Claims

Addressing the issue for the first time, and more definitively than any other federal appeals court to date, the U.S.

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