Aponte-Rivera v. DHL Solutions (USA), Inc., No. 10-1655 (1st Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff sued her former employer for gender-based discrimination and hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, and Puerto Rico law. A jury awarded damages for emotional distress; the judge reduced the $350,000 award to $200,000. The First Circuit affirmed, finding the evidence sufficient to support the verdict and to support the jury's rejection of a defense that the employer exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct harassment and that the employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective opportunities provided by the employer.
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