Frances V. Ransom, Appellant, v. Lawrence H. Summers, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.

1 Cited authority

  1. Burlington Indus., Inc. v. Ellerth

    524 U.S. 742 (1998)   Cited 7,129 times   92 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an employer is not liable for a hostile work environment created by one of its employees when "the employer exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct promptly any sexually harassing behavior, and . . . the plaintiff employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective opportunities provided by the employer or to avoid harm otherwise"