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07Aug

Prior Harassment Claims Do Not Eliminate Employer's Use of Faragher-Ellerth Defense

Under Title VII, employers are vicariously liable for incidents of sexual harassment engaged in by supervisors. In its Faragher and Ellerth decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court acknowledged a limited defense to claims of supervisor harassment where the...
By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/prior-harassment-claims-do-not-10573/

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