The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Case s ummary : Person B was an employee of K which is a department of community-based services (DCBS). An another employee L was engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior. B and other workers filed a complaint against L to their supervisor A. But A did not take any action against L and instead encouraged B to talk to L.
To find: Liability of DCBS to create hostile work environment for person B.
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