Delia v. Verizon Communications Inc.

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

This employment discrimination case presents a threshold question: Was plaintiff-appellant Caroline DeLia the defendant’s employee? The district court answered in the negative and granted summary judgment to defendant-appellee Verizon Communications, Inc. on DeLia’s state and federal statutory claims. The court also granted summary judgment to Verizon on various common law claims. After careful review of the record, we affirm.

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The basis of this lawsuit was Caroline DeLia’s claim that she was sexually harassed in the workplace by a co-worker, and that her employer…