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Article Index » sexual harassment » harassment by non-employees
Report Link Employer Can Be Liable For Harassment By A Customer (pdf).
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC - January 09, 2006
A recent case out of Rhode Island points out the danger of ignoring employee complaints about harassment by customers or clients of a business.
Report Link Nurse May Sue For Third-Party Harassment (pdf).
Ogletree Deakins - December 19, 2005
The federal appellate court with jurisdiction in Indiana recently reinstated a lawsuit brought by a nurse who sued her employer for sexual harassment. According to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, an employer may be held liable for the sexually harassing conduct of third parties under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The court rejected the worker’s retaliation claim, however, after finding that she did not suffer an “adverse employment action” as a result of her complaints. Dunn v. Washington County Hospital,
Report Link Employee May Sue For Customer Harassment (pdf).
Ogletree Deakins - August 10, 2005
The federal appellate court with jurisdiction over California employers recently held that an employee who claimed that she was harassed by customers is entitled to a new trial. According to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the trial judge erred by not instructing the jury that the employer could be held liable for not properly responding to the worker’s complaints of racial and national origin harassment by customers.

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