Crawford, et al. v. BNSF Railway Co., No. 11-1953 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CasePlaintiffs sued their employer, alleging that they had been subjected to sexual and racial discrimination harassment by their supervisor in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The district court granted the employer's motion for summary judgment, concluding that it was entitled to the affirmative defense for supervisor harassment recognized in Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth and Faragher v. City of Boca Raton. The court agreed with the district court that the employer had established both parts of the Ellerth-Faragher affirmative defense as a matter of law and affirmed summary judgment on that basis.
Court Description: Civil case - Employment discrimination. Defendant established both parts of the Ellereth-Faragher affirmative defense for supervisor harassment, and the district court did not err in granting defendant's motion for summary judgment.
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