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The Perversity of Sexual-harassment Law: Effects of Recent Court Rulings
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Vol 42 No 3
By: Michael C. Sturman Ph.D., David Sherwyn J.D., Zev J. Eigen J.D., Michael Heise and Jenn Walwyn
Executive Summary: The outcome of 109 motions for summary judgement filed since June 1998, in which employers argued that a hostile-environment case should be dismissed because the employer satisfied, as a matter of law, the affirmative defense are analyzed. The examination of these cases provides the opportunity to test past conjecture and describe how courts have implemented the Ellerh and Faragher rulings. It is found that employers are still able to prevail in summary-judgement motions. With evidence showing that employers can satisfy the affirmative defense, each of the three areas that commentators have suggested should have prevented such success is examined. What courts required to constitute reasonable care, how courts have ruled when employees failed to report harassment, and how courts have ruled when employees did report harassment.
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