Legal Opinion

Vasquez v. Empress Ambulance Service, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided August 29, 2016No. Docket 15-3239-cvPublishedCited by 111 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:

In the space of twenty-four hours, Andrea Vasquez faced unwelcome sexual advances in the workplace, complained about that conduct to her employer, and lost her job. After receiving unsolicited sexual photographs from a co-worker one night shift, Vasquez promptly informed her supervisor and filed a formal complaint of sexual harassment, which her employer promised to investigate that same morning. Within a few hours, however, Vasquez’s co-worker had discovered her complaint and had provided the employer with false documents purporting to show Vasquez’s consent to and…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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