Jocelyn Whidbee, Shirlene Tranquille v. Garzarelli Food Specialties, Inc., Ed and John Garzarelli, Owners

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• holding that the same standard applies to hostile-work-environment claims under both Title VII and § 1981
• holding that evidence of “a stream of racially offensive comments,” including one that “was physically threatening,” sufficed to survive summary judgment
• concluding that an employee’s statement that he “had a rope with which to hang a co-worker” was “physically threatening.”
• concluding that case law indicates that \deliberate\ action on part of employer requires \something beyond mere negligence or ineffectiveness.\
• holding that the test is whether the harassment is of such quality or quantity that a reasonable employee would find the conditions of his or her employment negatively altered
• concluding that summary judgment was not appropriate where reasonable jurors could disagree as to whether the defendant’s effort to remedy hostile work environment was effective and prompt

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