· 5/9/2008
McCann v. Tillman
Citations
- 526 F.3d 1370
- 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 10048
- 91 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 43,224
- 103 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 367
- 2008 WL 1991172
How courts have described this case
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- holding that offensive epithets spread over a two-year period were “too sporadic and isolated” to support a hostile work environment claim
- holding that, although offensive, four incidents involving racially derogatory language over more than two-year period did not constitute severe or pervasive harassment
- holding that offensive epithets spread over a two-year period were “too sporadic and isolated” to support a HWE claim
- holding that “instances of racially derogatory language alone, extending over a period of more than two years, are too sporadic and isolated” to be objectively severe or pervasive
- holding that the plaintiff could not establish that racial comments affected her work performance, even though they upset her, because she testified that it did not affect her work
- holding that five days was sufficient circumstantial evidence of causation
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Judges: Carnes, Black, Restani
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