Gregory v. Daly, 243 F.3d 687 (2001)

The plaintiff alleged that she was subjected to a hostile work environment while working at the Community Action Agency of Greene County, Inc. ("CAAGC"); and that when she complained, her employer fired her, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”). The plaintiff argued that her executive director subjected her to sexual ridicule, sexual advances, and intimidation. He also intensified his harassment in response to her complaints, deprived her of work responsibilities, undermined her ability to do her job, and ultimately fired her. The lower court dismissed her case. On appeal, however, the Second Circuit Court of Appeal reversed that decision. The Court found that the plaintiff could have reasonably found her workplace to be both physically and sexually threatening, based on her allegations about the executive director. It reasoned that the alleged environment could have hurt the plaintiff’s job performance, discouraged her from remaining on the job, or kept her from advancing in her career. The Court concluded that the conduct alleged was contrary to Title VII’s objective of promoting workplace equality. The appeals court also found that the plaintiff could proceed with her case against her employer for retaliation because he fired her after she complained about his behavior.

Topics

• Employment discrimination
• Sexual harassment

Geographical location

• North America
• United States
• New York

Keywords

• employment discrimination
• title vii
• hostile work environment
• retaliation

Year

• 2001

External URL

• Gregory v. Daly, 243 F.3d 687 (2001)

Court

• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Type

• Domestic Case Law

Jurisdiction

• United States