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· 3/21/2003

Lisa Watson v. Blue Circle Inc., Willie Ransom

Citations

  • 324 F.3d 1252
  • 5 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 707
  • 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 5556
  • 84 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 41,364
  • 91 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 609
  • 2003 WL 1418073

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that when alleged harassment is created by coworkers, plaintiff must show that employer knew or should have known of harassment and failed to take immediate and appropriate corrective action
  • discussing that be- cause Georgia is a non-deferral state a charge of discrimination must be filed within 180 days under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5
  • “Because Georgia is a non-deferral state, [the employee] was required to file a Charge of Discrimination within 180 days of the alleged unlawful employment action.”
  • “Because Georgia is a non-deferral state, [the employee] was required to file a Charge of Discrimination within 180 days of the alleged unlawful employment action.”
  • “If an employer has actual or constructive notice of harassment but takes immediate and appropriate corrective action, the employer is not liable for the harassment.”
  • “If an em- ployer has actual or constructive notice of harassment but takes immediate and appropriate corrective action, the employer is not liable for the harassment.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Birch, Cox, George

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