Under Title VII, no affirmative defense is available to an employer on an employee’s claim of vicarious liability for an actionable hostile environment created by a supervisor when the supervisor’s harassment culminates in a tangible employment action, such as discharge, demotion, or undesirable reassignment. Civil Rights Act of 1964, § 703(a)(1),42 U.S.C.A. § 2000e-2(a)(1).
No affirmative defense available to an employer……
August 1, 2015 by Roland
Filed Under: Employment Discrimination
About Roland
Roland was born in Nashville, Tennessee and raised in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. The first few years he resided in Paris, France with his mother who was French. In Hendersonville, he attended Beech Senior High School where played soccer and studied in the honors curriculum. Subsequently, he pursued two majors in political science and economics while graduating in three years.