The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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ISBN: 9781337535878
Author: Frank B. Cross; Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 21, Problem 4RE
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Case summary:The company W employed a woman A for making detailed notes of the discussion for the script writing. During the meetings three of the scriptwriters made obscene and vulgar jokes and showcased sexually gestures, but A never complained about it. They also conversed about their personal sexual fantasies and experiences to further use them in story. Sometime later A lost her job and filed a lawsuit against the company W claiming that her termination was based on racial discrimination.
To find: Defense available to the company W.
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