Johnson v. Barney

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• holding that a racist comment made out of plaintiffs presence is still relevant to claim of hostile work environment
• holding that a plaintiff’s second-hand knowledge of racially derogatory comments or jokes can impact the work environment
• holding that a racial epithet need not be directed at a plaintiff in order to contribute to a hostile work environment
• holding comments made outside plaintiffs presence and learned second-hand may also contribute to a hostile work environment
• explaining that “a steady barrage of opprobrious racial comments” rather than “sporadic racial slurs” is required to sustain harassment claim (internal quotations omitted)
• explaining that “even in the discrimination context, a plaintiff must provide more than conclusory allegations of discrimination to defeat a motion for summary judgment”

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