Taco Bell Seeks Dismissal Of Negligence Claim Based On Sexual Harassment

Mealey's (June 19, 2019, 10:03 AM EDT) -- WICHITA, Kan. —Taco Bell Corp. on June 14 asked a Kansas federal court to dismiss a minor child’s negligence claim because that claim “is nothing more than an attempt to circumvent the fact that, as a franchisor,” it is not liable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for the sex discrimination and harassment alleged against the actual employer, the franchisee (N.T., a minor child, through next friend J.T. v. Taco Bell Corp., et al., No. 19-01028, D. Kan.)....