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· 7/24/2013

McKinley Lambert v. Peri Formworks System, Incorpo

Citations

  • 723 F.3d 863
  • 2013 WL 3814331
  • 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 14990
  • 119 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 510

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a reasonable trier of fact could deem the term “gorilla” a racial slur
  • noting that a Title VII plaintiff can survive summary judgment without providing “conclusive” evidence that a phrase was used as a racial slur
  • reversing summary judgement on supervisor harassment claim after considering: (1) the frequency of the discriminatory conduct; (2) how offensive a reasonable person would deem it to be; (3
  • “If the employer has established a set of procedures for reporting complaints about harassment, the complainant ordinarily should follow that policy in order to provide notice sufficient for the employer to be held responsible — ”
  • “If the employer has established a set of procedures for reporting complaints about harassment, the complainant ordinarily should follow that policy in order to provide notice sufficient for the em‐ ployer to be held responsible … .”
  • sexual and racial harass ment

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Judges: Posner, Wood, Hamilton

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