One Is All It Takes: How a Single Incident Can Be One Too Many in Sexual Harassment Cases

As we blogged earlier this week, the social media era is increasingly impacting the landscape of hostile work environment claims. With that in mind, it is important for employers to understand what it takes for plaintiffs to avoid dismissal of their claims and hold employers liable in sexual harassment cases.

Generally, isolated instances of improper behavior do not rise to the level of “severe or pervasive” conduct needed to establish liability for sexual harassment. If, however, a single incident was “extraordinarily severe” it may suffice to state a claim.

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