Company May Be Liable for Failing to Stop Customer Harassment of Employee
A recent 4th Circuit decision opens up claims of employer liability for failing to prevent customer harassment of an employee. Finding that a negligence standard applies to such claims, the 4th Circuit held that the employer may have behaved negligently even though it took remedial measures shortly after major incidents of harassment occurred. The 4th Circuit found that the employer’s alleged failure to react to earlier incidents created a jury question as to whether the…
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