Wilson v. Moulison North Corp.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal has its genesis in the plaintiffs complaint that coworkers created a workplace permeated by racially discriminatory taunts. The pivotal issues implicate two important aspects of employer liability: the appropriateness of disciplinary action taken in response to an initial complaint of harassment and the reporting requirement that must be satisfied to trigger a duty to take remedial action for subsequent harassment. The district court, in a thoughtful rescript, rejected the plaintiffs claims of employer liability and entered summary judgment accordingly. Wilson…