Sutherland v. Missouri Department of Corrections

How courts have described this case

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• holding that to prove a hostile work environment claim, the harassment must be so severe or pervasive that it alters the employment conditions
• stating that in Hathaway, the jury determined there was a connection between the two physical advances and the other non-overtly sexual offending behavior
• rejecting adverse employment action when plaintiff “had 150 no reductions in pay, salary, benefits, or prestige”
• rejecting adverse employment action when plaintiff “had no reductions in pay, salary, benefits, or prestige”
• suggesting that loss of pay qualifies as adverse employment action
• determining alleged harassment was not sufficiently severe or pervasive for hostile work environment claim despite allegation of offensive touching

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).