Perspective
Nov. 27, 2012
US high court to hear arguments in case that could reshape scope of supervisor liability
The court will hold oral argument Monday in a case that may reshape the scope of supervisor liability under Faragher and Ellerth. By Camille Olson, Philippe Weiss and Nathan Kipp of Seyfarth Shaw LLP
The U.S. Supreme Court will hold oral argument Monday in a case that may reshape the scope of supervisor liability under the court's opinions in Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775 (1998), and Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth, 524 U.S. 742 (1998). In Faragher and Ellerth, the court held that, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, an employer can be vicarious...
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