Court: E.D.Tenn. – Pospis Law, PLLC

October 24, 2023 by mjpospis

Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment Claim Survives Post-Verdict Motion; Evidence Included Unequal Treatment & Verbal Abuse

In Schlosser v. Vrhabilis, LLC, 2023 WL 6881044 (E.D.Tenn. Oct. 18, 2023), the court denied defendant’s motion for judgment as a matter of law on plaintiff’s sex-based hostile work environment claim in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act o 1964. From the decision: In this case, Schlosser proffered sufficient evidence from which…

Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Summary Judgment; Evidence Included Lewd Snapchat Messages

In Gazaway v. Rims USA LLC d/b/a RNR Tire Express, No. 1:21-cv-44, 2022 WL 17869144 (E.D.Tenn. Dec. 22, 2022), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff presented sufficient facts such that a reasonable jury could conclude she was subjected to sexual harassment (of the “hostile work environment” type), as well as whether defendant may successfully…