· 4/20/1999
Gloria S. Carter v. Chrysler Corporation United Auto Workers, Local 110
Citations
- 173 F.3d 693
- 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 7701
- 76 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 46,087
- 79 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1253
- 1999 WL 225405
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- holding that plaintiff's knowledge of offensive graffiti, gained through hearsay, was relevant to whether hostile work environment existed and whether plaintiff reasonably perceived other conduct to be abusive or hostile
- finding evidence that plaintiff experienced a “host of indignities” over the course of some two years
- stating \racial epithets are often the basis for racial harassment claims . . . and may likewise create an inference that racial animus motivated other conduct as well.\
- Plaintiff knew of graffiti \during the time in which she experienced harassment. It is thus relevant on whether a hostile work environment existed . . . .\
- “[R]acial epithets are often the basis of racial harassment claims, and may ... create an inference that racial animus motivated other conduct as well.”
- “[Racial epithets are often the basis of racial harassment claims, and may ... create an inference that racial animus motivated other conduct as well.”
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Judges: Bowman, Murphy, Vietor
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