Joyce Wyerick v. Bayou Steel Corporation

KING, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff, a female employee of defendant, brought a sexual harassment action under Louisiana Revised Statute § 23:1006. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendant employer. Plaintiff appeals and we reverse.

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Plaintiff-appellant, Joyce Wyerick (Wyerick), was a crane operator with defendant-appellee, Bayou Steel Corporation (Bayou Steel), for seven years prior to this action. While working the night shift on June 28, 1987, she experienced chest pain and difficulty breathing. She went to the first aid station where the emergency medical technician (EMT)…