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Mar 19
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The Myth of the “Superstar” Harasser: What Employers Fail to Understand

By Business Law, Corporate Culture, EEOC, Employment Policies, Hiring and Firing, Hostile Work Environment, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Tips & News
Welcome to Texas Business Matters! Today we talk about another commonly-held myth that prevents employers from acting on a credible claim of sexual harassment—specifically, that of the “Superstar” harasser. The “Superstar” harasser is an employee believed to be too valuable to terminate. Think Matt Lauer, the former host of NBC’s “Today,” who…
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Oct 09
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“Real Evil Look” Insufficient to Establish Hostile Work Environment

By Age Discrimination, Civil Litigation, Discrimination, Evidence, Federal Court, Fifth Circuit, Hiring and Firing, Hostile Work Environment, Litigation, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Recent Cases, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination
Last week, the Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment granted in favor of the employer in a discrimination case. In this case, the employee complained that the employer’s decision to give her the second highest possible, but not the highest possible, rating on a performance review was age, race, sex, sexual…
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