Hostile Environment Claim Reinstated Due To Use Of Racial Epithet, Other Actions

Mealey's (August 11, 2021, 1:29 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The alleged use of a “highly offensive” racial epithet in Spanish in addition to other alleged instances of harassment on the job are sufficient to allow a former employee’s hostile work environment claim to proceed, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Aug. 6, reversing summary judgment as to that claim only....