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· 1/10/1983

Parsons & Whittemore Alabama Machinery & Service Corp. v. Yeargin Construction Co.

Citations

  • 459 U.S. 1109
  • 103 S. Ct. 737

How courts have described this case

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  • stressing the logical barrier to finding a plaintiff’s sexual conduct probative of his or her receptiveness of the alleged harasser’s actions when the plaintiff’s conduct involved people and circumstances wholly distinct from those involved in the harassment
  • applying Meritor but stating that “that the plaintiffs may have engaged in sexual behavior with their co-workers other than the harassing employees might be construed as welcoming the harassing conduct complained of only if the harassing employees knew of it”
  • applying Meritor but stating that A that the plaintiffs may have engaged in sexual behavior with their co‑workers other than the harassing employees might be construed as welcoming the harassing conduct complained of only if the harassing employees knew of it @

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