Clarke v. Kentucky Fried Chicken of California, Inc.

SELYA, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and CYR, Circuit Judge.

CYR, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Karin Clarke appeals from a district court judgment dismissing her sexual harassment claim against her former employer, Kentucky Fried Chicken of California, Inc. (“KFC”), for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, and dismissing her related state-law tort claims on preemption grounds. We affirm the judgment.

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BACKGROUND

While employed by defendant KFC at a fast-food restaurant in Saugus, Massachusetts, Clarke was sexually harassed, physically assaulted, and subjected to attempted rape…