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· 10/26/1988

Annabelle Lipsett v. University of Puerto Rico

Citations

  • 864 F.2d 881
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 14526
  • 48 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 38,393
  • 54 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 230
  • 1988 WL 143282

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  • holding that an employer may dismiss an employee who is in a protected class for a nondiscriminatory reason
  • holding that an employer may dismiss an employee who is in a protected class for a nondiscriminatory reason
  • holding that sex-based discrimination is -2- actionable under 42 U.S.C. 1983 as a violation of the equal protection clause
  • concluding that a verbal attack charged with anti-female animus could have contributed to a hostile environment for female employ- ees
  • holding that a constitutional violation by a subordinate is a predicate for supervisory liabil- ity under 1983
  • recognizing that sexual harassment, a form of sex discrimination actionable under Title VII, can take the form of hostile environment harassment

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Judges: Campbell, Bownes, Breyer

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