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Actionable Acts: "Severe" Conduct In Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Cases, James Concannon
Actionable Acts: "Severe" Conduct In Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Cases, James Concannon
Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy
This paper examines the significant weight that courts accord proof of especially "severe" conduct in hostile work environment sexual harassment cases. Such conduct is often found by courts to satisfy the "severe or pervasive" test established by the Supreme Court in Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc., even if the plaintiff does not present proof that the harassing conduct occurred with great frequency.' Part I provides an introduction to the Supreme Court's hostile work environment jurisprudence and the origins of the severe or pervasive test. Part II begins the exploration into the disjunctive nature of the severe or pervasive test. …
Unilateral Alteration Of Public Sector Collective Bargaining Agreements And The Contract Clause, Stephen F. Befort
Unilateral Alteration Of Public Sector Collective Bargaining Agreements And The Contract Clause, Stephen F. Befort
Buffalo Law Review
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