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An employer recently learned the hard way that a proper response to an employee’s complaint of harassment involves more than simply investigating it.
I’ll explain.
Last night, I read a recent decision from a Pennsylvania federal judge. The plaintiff, an Asian American, testified at his deposition that his supervisor often cornered him when they were alone and insulted him by saying, “Your kind of people are always causing problems,” “Your kind of people are the reason we have to wear these masks,” “I own your ass,” and “Your ass is grass, and I’m the lawnmower.” Other times, the supervisor unfairly