Racial Harassment Redefined Most courts have required multiple instances of inappropriate or offensive behavior to constitute harassment. However, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in Smelter v. S. Home Care Servs., Inc., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 27248; 27 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C 1359; __ F.3d __; 2018 WL 4560684, held that one-time use of…
2018 has been a busy year for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). In light of the #MeToo movement, the EEOC has experienced a substantial uptake in sexual harassment-based discrimination charges. Sexual harassment is defined by the EEOC as “[u]nwelcomed sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a…
