Sexual Harassment

On September 11, 2013, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it had filed suit against Memphis Foods, LLC (“Memphis Foods”), the owner of a Memphis KFC restaurant, for sexually harassing and retaliating against a 16-year-old female...

Last week, our employment discrimination attorneys blogged about a gender discrimination case brought by a female employee that was discriminated because the employer perceived her to not fit its typical gender stereotype. Specifically, in that case, the Eighth...

Sexual harassment claims, as well as most employment claims, are comprised of several battles that make up a larger war. The case of Melissa Ignasiak Smith is a perfect example. Smith claimed to have endured sexual harassment at the hands of lieutenants and chiefs...

It is a common misconception that sexual harassment can only occur if the harasser acts out of sexual desire toward the victim. However, as the Sixth Circuit recently explained in Waldo v Consumers Energy Co., any unequal treatment of an employee that occurs solely...

Generally, in order to establish a claim for hostile-environment based on gender under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a plaintiff must prove (1) that the harassment was unwelcome, (2) that the harassment was based on sex, (3) that the harassing conduct was...

As an employment discrimination attorney, I am cognizant of the many misconceptions about sexual harassment claims. Sexual harassment is an issue only for young women. Sexual harassment can only occur on work time. The male supervisor has to ask for sex more than...