hostile work environment
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Judge green-lights lawsuit of Black former Kaiser employee for trial
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A jury will now decide whether a former Colorado employee of Kaiser Permanente experienced a hostile work environment, after a federal judge concluded the evidence could show Moureene Taylor and her only other Black colleague were effectively ignored in their workplace. Last month, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang determined a series of incidents…
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Judge sides with CU in cancer researcher’s discrimination lawsuit
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A federal judge agreed with the University of Colorado that a longtime cancer researcher failed to show he was subjected to a hostile work environment based on his race, religion or national origin, or was otherwise threatened with termination. Priya N. Werahera, an associate professor focused on prostate cancer research at the University of Colorado’s…
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Corrections official may not sue supervisor for race-related hostile work environment, 10th Circuit says
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A corrections officer who was called the N-word and a “Black bitch” and received death threats from the inmate who attacked her may not sue her supervisor for a hostile work environment, the federal appeals court based in Denver determined on Thursday. People who work in jails or prisons regularly face a certain level of…