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Federal Appeals Court Clarifies When Vulgar Language Creates An Actionable “Hostile Environment”
Jan. 28, 2010
Federal Appeals Court Clarifies When Vulgar Language Creates An Actionable “Hostile Environment” Under Title VII
Last week, in the case of Reeves v. C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that although extensive profanity in the workplace will not necessarily give rise to a Title VII hostile environment claim, “a member of a protected group cannot be forced to endure pervasive, derogatory conduct and references that are gender-specific …”
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