Next term, the Supreme Court may resolve a split among the circuits about who qualifies as a “supervisor” under Title VII, which prohibits employers from engaging in race-based discrimination.
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Second Circuit Addresses Effectiveness of Sexual Harassment Policy
By Porter Wright on
On February 19, 2010, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a district court decision and reversed JetBlue Airways’ favorable summary judgment in a case brought by a former customer service supervisor who complained to her supervisor, who was also the alleged harasser, about a hostile work environment because other avenues of complaint may have appeared to be futile.
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