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Recently, in a case titled Bivens v. Zep, Inc., the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an employer will only be liable for a customer's harassment of an employee when the employer intends for such harassment to occur....more
On August 8, 2025, a Sixth Circuit panel in Bivens v. Zep, Inc. held that an employer can only be found liable under Title VII for harassment by a third party if the employer intended for the harassment to occur. This...more
When is an employer legally responsible for harassment of its employee by one of its customers? A recent court decision may be a relief for employers in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. Most courts ruling on the...more
An employee tells you a customer just harassed them — what should you do? In Bivens v. Zep, Inc. the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals charts its own course in addressing employer liability for third-party harassment. The Equal...more
On August 8, 2025, in Bivens v. Zep, Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that employer liability for nonemployee harassment requires proof of the employer’s intent, a departure from the...more
Savvy employers read and implemented the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. Now, portions of that Guidance relating to LGBTQ+ employee rights are defunct....more
Federal Agency Alleges Fast Food Companies Created Hostile Work Environment for Female Workers, Including Teens, and Fired Manager When She Reported Misconduct - DETROIT – Six related entities operating Taco Bell...more
Staffing Agency and Management Group Settle Federal Charges They Subjected Female Employees to Hostile Environment at Memphis Warehouse - MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Prestigious Placement, Inc., and Prosero, Inc., will pay $215,000...more
Federal Agency Charged Airline Failed to Address Sexually Hostile Work Environment - DALLAS – A federal jury has awarded $2 million in punitive damages against SkyWest Airlines, a Utah-based airline, and $170,000 for...more
Federal Agency Charged National Automotive Service Provider Failed to Protect Female Employee from Supervisor’s Harassment and Retaliation - DETROIT – Formel D USA, Inc., an automotive quality control company with...more
Federal Suits Charge Employers Failed to Protect their Employees from Hostile Work Environments and Retaliated Against Those Who Complained - ST. LOUIS –The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed three...more
Federal Agency Alleges Wyoming Trucking Company, Utah Janitorial Service Company, and Arizona Operator of Senior Living Communities Allowed Work Environments Hostile to Female Workers - PHOENIX – The U.S. Equal Employment...more
Federal Lawsuits Allege Restaurant and Car Dealership Allowed Hostile Work Environment to Fester - NEW YORK – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed lawsuits today against two New York employers...more
Federal Agency Alleges Applebee’s Franchise and Sports Facility Allowed Hostile Work Environment to Fester - WASHINGTON –The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed lawsuits against two companies...more
Settles Federal Suit Charging Fresh Produce Supplier Allowed Hostile Work Environment to Fester - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Pero Family Farms Food Company, LLC, will pay $40,000 in compensatory damages and furnish other relief...more
Here’s a refresher: Discriminating against a subclass of a sex (e.g., older women or black women) is still discrimination. In McCreight v. AuburnBank, the Eleventh Circuit clarified a few things for the lawyers related to the...more
Federal Lawsuit Charges Fitness Center Subjected Employees, Including Teens, to Hostile Work Environment and Failed to Take Prompt Action to Stop Harassment - MINNEAPOLIS – The St. Cloud Area Family YMCA violated federal...more
Federal Agency Charges Manager of Pharmacy Chain Subjected Employee to Sexual Harassment, Forcing Her to Resign - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Farmacias Carimas, a retail pharmacy chain, violated federal law when its manager...more
Federal Agency Charged Construction Company Allowed Sexual Harassment of Female Truck Driver and Retaliated Against Her After She Complained - RALEIGH, N.C. – Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc., a highway construction...more
Federal Agency Alleges Two Restaurants and an Airline Allowed Hostile Work Environments to Fester - WASHINGTON –The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a trio of lawsuits alleging that discriminatory...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled, in Okonowsky v. Garland, No. 23-55404, that an employer may be held liable for a Title VII hostile work environment claim based on harassing content posted on an...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on July 25, 2024, ruled that under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, companies can be held liable for claims of a hostile work environment if an employee shares...more
Federal Agency Charges Property Management Company Failed to Remedy Sexual Harassment, Forcing Employee to Resign - INDIANAPOLIS – GEM Management, LLC, a property management company specializing in affordable housing...more
Settles Federal Charges Raspberry Farms Sexually Harassed and Retaliated Against Farmworker Employees - CAMARILLO, Calif. – Tres Hijas Berry Farms, LLC, will pay $200,000 and furnish injunctive relief to settle a sexual...more
Federal Agency Charged Grocery Store Chain Subjected Employee to Sexual Harassment and Fired Her When She Refused to Undergo Unlawful Medical Examination - HARRISBURG, Pa. – Weis Markets, Inc., will pay $75,000 and furnish...more