Employer-Employee: Sex Discrimination-Retaliation

Plaintiff appealed the summary judgment dismissal of her Missouri Human Rights Act lawsuit alleging sex discrimination and retaliation. Plaintiff argued that there was a genuine issue of material fact regarding whether a condition of her employment was affected by her co-worker’s sexual harassment.

Where the failure to investigate harassment complaints and denying an application for medical leave did not constitute a tangible, significant employment action, plaintiff’s hostile work environment claim failed as the harassment only consisted of two isolated incidents lasting a few seconds each and separated by several months.

Judgment is affirmed.

Bracely-Mosley v. Hunter Engineering Co. (MLW No. 79647/Case No. ED110687 – 20 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Stevens, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis County, Kerr, J. (Veronica Johnson, for appellant) (Adam D. Hirtz and Javas A. Smith, for respondent)