In this case, the petitioner obtained a restraining order against her coworker who had constantly harassed her, and repeatedly made sexual advances towards her. The coworker violated the restraining order and the petitioner complained to her employer to take measures to stop the harassment. Despite her complaints, the coworker was not terminated, suspended, or reprimanded for his sexual harassment.
In the case Chambers v. Trettco, Inc., 463 Mich. 297, 614 N.W.2d 910 (2000), a former employee filed suit against her employer under the Michigan Civil Rights Act, Mich. Comp.
Gavin worked as the personal assistant to Rogers, the president of RTSI. A few days into her employment, Gavin discovered that the conversations between her and Rogers always had a sexual overtone, if not outright about sex. One day, when Gavin entered Rogers’ home office in the morning, Rogers appeared to be wearing nothing but a pair of boxer shorts. Gavin immediately left and never returned to work again. On these facts, Gavin brought a sexual harassment suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against RISI.
Cynthia Hill worked under the supervision of various people including Kenny Hune. Mr. Hune often made sexual comments to Ms. Hill and asked her inappropriate personal questions. Ms. Hill told Mr. Hune that she was offended by his comments and she repeatedly rejected his sexual advances. Upon receiving a complaint about Mr. Hune from Ms. Hill and another female employee, group leader Pete Wade raised these complaints with Mr. Hune. A few months after this, Ms. Hill was assigned to Mr. Hune’s supervision, where Mr.
In Madeja v. MPB Corp., the plaintiff worked for the defendant, MPB Corporation, who manufactured ball bearings. After commencing work, the plaintiff’s trainer told a supervisor that he could not work around the plaintiff due to her attitude. The plaintiff responded that the trainer had been engaging in sexually harassing behavior. The supervisor warned the trainer, following which the trainer did not sexually harass the plaintiff again, but was hostile towards her. Soon thereafter, another trainer, friend of the previous trainer, started making complaints about plaintiff.
In the case Mancini v. Township of Teaneck, 179 N.J. 425, 846 A.2d 596 (2004), the plaintiff, a police officer, alleged pervasive sex discrimination and sexual harassment during her employment with the Township of Teaneck Police Department. From the beginning of her service, she was subjected to a hostile work environment created by both supervisors and coworkers who believed that policing was not a job for women.
In N.C. v. Caldwell, 77 So. 3d 561 (Ala. 2011), the Supreme Court of Alabama addressed whether a physical education teacher was entitled to State-agent immunity after a student under his supervision was sexually assaulted by another student. N.C., a minor, alleged that her teacher, P.R.
In Radtke v. Everett, 442 Mich. 368, 501 N.W.2d 155 (1993), the Michigan Supreme Court held that a hostile work environment claim under the Michigan Civil Rights Act, Mich. Comp.
