Legal Opinion
77 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 613, 73 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 45,451 Linda Williamson v. The City of Houston, Texas v. The City of Houston, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1998No. 96-21110PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Linda Williamson sued the City of Houston under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., for hostile work environment sexual harassment and for retaliation against her for reporting the-harassment. A jury found the City liable for both sexual harassment and retaliation and awarded Williamson back pay and compensatory damages. In addition, the district court awarded her costs and attorney’s fees. On appeal the City challenges the judgment on the ground that it did not have notice of the harassment until April 1992, when it took…
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