Pullen v. Caddo Parish School Board’s Empirical Analysis
830 F.3d 205 · 2016
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Faragher v. City of Boca Raton · National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Morgan · Monge v. California · Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth
Most-quoted passages
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“The defense has two elements. First, the employer must show that it exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct sexual harassment. Second, it must establish that the employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of preventive or remedial opportunities provided by the employer.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“vague and general antidiscrimination policy without any mention of sexual harassment, the policy did not specify complaint procedures, and employees were not informed of the policy save for inconspicuous postings that the employees did not read or see.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The Ellerth / Faragher affirmative defense is an exception and is available to employers when a plaintiff alleges sexual harassment by a supervisor but does not claim that the harassment resulted in a tangible employment action.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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