Legal Opinion
Lehmann v. Toys 'R' US, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 14, 1993PublishedCited by 425 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
GARIBALDI, J.
This appeal presents this Court with two questions concerning hostile work environment sexual harassment claims under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -42 (LAD). First, what are the standards for stating a cause of action for hostile work environment sex discrimination claims? Second, what is the scope of an employer’s liability for a supervisor’s sexual harassment that results in creating a hostile work environment? We hold that a plaintiff states a cause of action for hostile work environment sexual…
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