Ramsdell v. Western Massachusetts Bus Lines, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• no cause of action where plaintiff indulged with relish in the same types of offensive conduct
• it is permissible to shift risks arising in the performance of construction contracts to other entities
• employee must show “employer’s conduct was intentionally or in effect hostile, intimidating, or humiliating to the plaintiff in a way which affected her performance or the conditions of her employment”
• “[A]n employee who alleges [harassment] must show that the employer’s conduct was intentionally or in effect hostile, intimidating, or humiliating to the plaintiff in a way which affected [his] performance or the conditions of [his] employment”
• sexual harassment that occurred on a near-daily basis actionable
• given lighthearted atmosphere, sexual banter not actionable

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).