Legal Opinion
Howard E. Mandell v. The County of Suffolk and John Gallagher, Police Commissioner
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 17, 2003No. Docket 01-7729PublishedCited by 651 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal in an employment discrimination case. There is a nursery rhyme that teaches “sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” Such is a lesson particularly doubtful in the workplace, as illustrated by this case, because alleged epithets and demeaning invective directed at a plaintiff by his or her superiors or co-workers can, if believed by a factfinder, subject an employer to legal liability for discrimination.
Plaintiff Howard E. Mandell, a practicing Jew and a now-retired employee of the Suffolk County Police Department (Suffolk…
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