Legal Opinion
Townsend v. BENJAMIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 9, 2012No. Docket 09-0197-cv(L), 09-4509-cv(XAP)PublishedCited by 223 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge LOHIER concurs in a separate opinion.
JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge:
Among other issues, this appeal requires us to answer two questions of first impression in this Court: first, whether there is a viable claim of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (“Title VII”), for participating in an internal employer investigation prior to any proceeding before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”); and, second, whether an employer is liable under Title VII for sexual harassment committed by a senior executive who is a…
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