· 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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