Cheryl A. DAVIS, Appellee, Thomas R. Davis, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF SIOUX CITY, Appellant

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

The City of Sioux City appeals from a jury verdict in favor of Cheryl Davis on her claims of retaliation and hostile environment sexual harassment. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

I. BACKGROUND

Cheryl Davis began working for the City of Sioux City (City) in the City Clerk’s Office in 1977. In 1984, Davis became a Deputy Clerk. From 1982 to 1992, Bill Gross was the City Clerk and Davis’s supervisor. Gross, in turn, reported directly to the City Council, which had sole responsibility fqr hiring, firing and disciplining him.

During the first nine years that Davis worked…