Evangeline Parker v. Reema Consulting Services, Inc

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, the central question presented is whether a false rumor that a *300female employee slept with her male boss to obtain promotion can ever give rise to her employer's liability under Title VII for discrimination "because of sex." We conclude that the allegations of the employee's complaint in this case, where the employer is charged with participating in the circulation of the rumor and acting on it by sanctioning the employee, do implicate such liability. Therefore, we reverse the district court's order dismissing Count I of the complaint, which makes a…