· 8/21/2001
Oliver C. Willis v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service
Citations
- 262 F.3d 801
- 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 18778
- 81 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 40,674
- 87 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1493
- 2001 WL 940548
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that hostile work environment claims require proof that the harassment suffered by an employee “affected a term, condition, or privilege of employment”
- placing very racially offensive cartoon on employee’s desk in conjunction with unpleasant/rude comments by coworkers insufficient
- stating elements of racially hostile work environment in a “coworker harassment” case
- stating elements of racially hostile work environment in a “co-worker harassment” case
- the court’s ultimate finding was that the environment was not sufficiently severe or pervasive, where there were several isolated incidents, but the most serious incident, involving a racial offensive cartoon, was not repeated and the harassment stopped after that incident
- third element of a racial harassment claim
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Judges: Wollman, McMillian, Bye
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