Legal Opinion
Karen A. KUNIN, v. SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO., Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 28, 1999No. 98-1481PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This case requires us to consider the scope of respondeat" superior liability for hostile work environment claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(l). Karen Kunin, an employee at Sears Roebuck & Co., alleged that a co-worker had harassed her over a three-week period by using sexually derogatory language. Kunin did not report the harassment, however, to Sears’ management until the end of the period, and instead during the period only asked her supervisor the general question of whether…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. VinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Andrews v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Annabelle Lipsett v. University of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Darla G. Hall, Patty J. Baxter and Jeannette Ticknor v. Gus Construction Co., Inc. And John MundorfCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Patricia Murray v. New York University College of DentistryCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by133 opinions
- Gertrude W. Abramson v. William Paterson College of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Michael Weston v. Commonwealth of of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Huston v. Procter & Gamble Paper Products Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- Ogden v. Keystone ResidenceDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2002
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
128 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.