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· 1/9/1956

United States ex rel. Lilyroth v. Ragen

Citations

  • 350 U.S. 939
  • 100 L. Ed. 820
  • 76 S. Ct. 312
  • 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1591

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that \non-filing plaintiffs\ can take advantage of the rule
  • requiring \more than a few isolated incidents of racial enmity\ for racist comments, slurs, and jokes to constitute hostile work environment
  • “[N]on-filing plaintiffs may join in the action if their individual claims ‘aris[e] out of similar discriminatory treatment in the same time frame.’”
  • providing example of unrelentingly hostile racial environment among correction officers in prison
  • Employer who is aware of a racially discriminatory atmosphere adversely affecting the emotional well-being and productivity of its employees has duty to take reasonable steps to remedy it.
  • “Casual comments, or accidental or sporadic conversation, will not trigger [Title VII relief].”

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