· 11/24/2009
Ford v. MINTEQ SHAPES AND SERVICES, INCORPORATED
Citations
- 587 F.3d 845
- 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 25695
- 107 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1446
- 2009 WL 4039723
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Title VII is ‘not … a general civility code’ and [we] will not find liability based on the ‘sporadic use of abusive language.’”
- racial comments that were “rude and offensive” weren’t sufficient to establish hostile work environment because they happened only once
- “Although we find these comments rude and offensive, Title VII is ‘not . . . a general civility code’ and will not find liability based on the ‘sporadic use of abusive language.’”
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Judges: Bauer, Wood
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