6th Circuit: U.S. Steel Is Not Vicariously Liable For Same-Sex Harassment

Mealey's (October 4, 2017, 1:38 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — U.S. Steel Corp. can’t be held vicariously liable for alleged sexual harassment by one male worker toward another male worker because the alleged harasser was not a “supervisor” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and because it responded appropriately when it was notified of the alleged harassment, a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Oct. 3 (David Hylko, Jr. v. John Hemphill, et al., No. 16-2414, 6th Cir.)....