Legal Opinion
Veco, Inc. v. Rosebrock
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided February 19, 1999No. S-7080, S-7120PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, J.
I. INTRODUCTION
Many issues are presented in this sexual harassment and wrongful termination case. The two most important ai'e:(1) Can an employer be liable for acts of a supervisor which create a hostile work environment even though the supervisor is acting outside the scope of his employment?(2) Can punitive damages be imposed for a supervisor’s acts outside the scope of his employment?
We answer “yes” to the first question because the supervisor is enabled by his position with the employer to impose unwelcome sexual conduct on the employee. We answer “no” to the second…
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