Legal Opinion
Nadeau v. Rainbow Rugs, Inc.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 7, 1996PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATHEN, Chief Justice.
Defendant, Rainbow Rugs, Inc. (“Rainbow”), appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Mills, J.) following a jury-waived trial finding Rainbow liable for unlawful sexual harassment in violation • of 5 M.R.SA § 4572 (Pamph.1995). Rainbow contends that the court erred in finding that one incident of harassment created a hostile work environment. Rainbow further contends that even if a hostile work environment was created, it should not be held liable for the unauthorized acts of its employee. Finally, Rainbow challenges the award of…
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