Allen v. McPhee, No. M2005-00202-SC-R11-CV, Supreme Court of Tennessee (December 4, 2007)
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Tennessee High Court Finds Anti-Harassment Policy May Have Been Unreasonable.
Ogletree Deakins • December 26, 2007 • Report Link
The Tennessee Supreme Court recently ruled against a local state university and its president on an employee’s claims of discrimination, but ruled in their favor on the employee’s retaliation claims. According to the state’s highest court, the employee who accused the president of sexual harassment could have reasonably believed that complaining about the harassment would have been futile because the university’s complaint procedure designates the president as the final decision-maker on all harassment claims.
