Legal Opinion
Karen Williams v. Bruce Banning
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 21, 1995No. 95-2023PublishedCited by 270 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Karen Williams filed a Title VII action solely against her former supervisor, Bruce Banning, alleging sexual harassment in the workplace. Because Title VII does not impose “employer” liability on a supervisor in his individual capacity for acts which violate the statute, we affirm the decision of the district court to grant dismissal.
I
Dismissal was granted under Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Thus, our review is de novo, and for the purpose of this review we accept as true the facts alleged in the complaint. Whirlpool Financial Corp. v. GN Holdings, Inc., 67 F.3d 605, 608 (7th…
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