Whelan v. Albertson's, Inc.

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• finding liability where the employer knew or should have known of the necessity of controlling the employee
• calling plaintiff \queer\ or imitating his alleged feminine characteristics is not actionable in isolation, these acts may be seen as socially intolerable when repeated in front of customers and co-workers
• sexual comments made by supervisor were directed at employee and made in presence of other employees and customers
• store manager repeatedly taunted an employee with references to his perceived homosexuality in the presence of customers and coworkers

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