sexual harassment

Apr 19, 2012

School Districts: MHRA – Sexual Harassment – Public Accommodation

Doe v. Kansas City Missouri School District (MLW No. 63555/Case No. WD73800 – 23 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Hardwick, C.J.)

Apr 4, 2012

Employer – Employee: Sexual Harassment – Timeliness – Attorney’s Fees

Grissom v. First National Insurance Agency (MLW No. 63487/Case No. SD30821/SD30822 – 20 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Bates, J.)

Jan 19, 2012

Employer – Employee: Sexual Harassment – Affirmative Defense – Supervisor Harassment

Crawford, et al. v. BNSF Railway Company (MLW No. 63177/Case No. 11-1953 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Murphy, J.)

Sep 9, 2011

On Opinions: Business owner mishandles sexual harassment complaints

A business owner must pay compensatory as well as punitive damages to two employees who were sexually harassed by the supervisor at his auto parts stores, the Missouri Court of Appeals has held.

Sep 7, 2011

Employer – Employee: Sexual Harassment – Vicarious Liability – Punitive Damages

Leeper v. Scorpio Supply IV, LLC, et al. (MLW No. 62726/Case No. SD29686 – 21 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Bates, P.J.)

Aug 10, 2011

School Districts: Title IX – Sexual Harassment – Instructions

Wolfe v. Fayetteville, Arkansas School District (MLW No. 62559/Case No. 10-2570 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Bye, J.)

Jun 10, 2011

E. St. Louis jury awards $95 million in sexual harassment case

A federal jury in Illinois has awarded $95 million to a female employee of Aarons Inc. who claimed a manager of a Fairview Heights, Ill., store sexually harassed her.

May 5, 2011

Civil Rights: Sex Discrimination – Administrative Remedies – Tolling

Wilkie v. Department of Health and Human Services (MLW No. 62159/Case No. 10-1916 – 19 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)

May 4, 2011

Jury awards $10.6 million to former UBS worker

A former employee of the Kansas City branch of UBS Financial Services won nearly $10.6 million on claims that she was sexually harassed, then fired in retaliation for gathering evidence of her case.

Oct 6, 2010

Boy sues over school restroom harassment

A child is suing the Kansas City School District, alleging an extreme case of restroom bullying.

Aug 19, 2010

Employer – Employee: Sexual Harassment – Hostile Environment – Unreported Incidents

Cross v. Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino, Inc. (MLW No. 61066/Case No. 09-3427 – 14 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.) Where a casino parking valet reported […]

Oct 2, 2009

O’Fallon firm sued for sexual harassment

An O’Fallon company is being sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a former employee who said she was fired for complaining about sexual harassment on the […]