Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Norinsberg Corp. v. Department of Agriculture
Norinsberg Corp. v. Dep’t of Agric., 516 U.S. 974 (1995)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1995-11-13
- Topic
- general
stating that after good-faith negotiations have exhausted the prospects of reaching agreement, an employer may make unilateral changes that are "reasonably comprehended within his pre-impasse proposals" | noting that "mere utterance of an ... epithet which engenders offensive feelings in an employee" is not enough to constitute hostile environment harassment | stating that after good-faith negotiations have exhausted the prospects of reaching agreement, an employer may make unilateral changes that are “reasonably comprehended within his pre-im-passe proposals” | publication of office newsletter routinely ridiculing plaintiff due to her gender and her filing of EEOC charge alleging sexual discrimination found not to be adverse employment action | “a breach of the duty of fair representation can constitute an unfair labor practice within the jurisdiction of the Board” | publication of office newsletter routinely ridiculing plaintiff due to her gender and her filing of EEOC charge alleging sexual discrimination found not to be adverse employment action | Title VIPs prohibition against sexual harassment mandates equality not preference for women | reversing jury finding of harassment
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C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.