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· 5/29/1997

Karla J. KNABE, Appellant, v. the BOURY CORP. D/B/A Big Boy East D/B/A Elby’s Big Boy, Appellee

Citations

  • 114 F.3d 407
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 12455
  • 70 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 44,780
  • 73 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1877
  • 1997 WL 282905

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  • concluding that the defendant’s remedial action was adequate because although “[it] was unable to make a finding that harassment occurred ... [it] nevertheless took remedial action”
  • recognizing that the absence of a punitive remedy in some eases will render remedial action inadequate
  • holding that liability for a hostile work environment “is not automatic even if the . . . hostile work environment is created by a supervisory employee”
  • holding under similar but more serious circumstances that counseling on policy without actual discipline was adequate response
  • holding under similar but more serious circumstances that counseling on policy without actual discipline was adequate response
  • holding that determining whether remedial action taken by employer in response to complaint of hostile environment sexual harassment was adequate requires consideration of whether the action was reasonably calculated to prevent further harassment

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Judges: Becker, Mansmann, Greenberg

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