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;_ ‘$"?'£s{l,Q{)t% an exnotnmal shstress damages on netted lna advance and lett the restam·an=;.
= -‘.‘- her sexual naraasrnent. clann? anu a.;§(.lG,n(lG Tne nexa day Duncan naennoned the 1no1» —
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_ enlomonai ahszress oanxages her con~ {font to the ;>a1nt. riepartmeni; snpa-2z·v1a<>r ` ‘ '‘`‘
aarnotlve chschargo ciaun. (Evita a;Jpenlr> Joe Roxen, who hao no authornv over
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from the gixstmct a.ouz$;’s oenzai oi as pose Booth. Duncan cha not report Booths _-
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-.-. ian, ann the duty act courts award of atto1— elw Loiiege or ish (Booth managernent
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f1€Tl"¤ hi-‘¤ emml-lem? in LM- D€>$~mi¤ll ml-‘ counterpart-; at GMC, However sho dnl
·.-- ¤ °'~19¥\~ VW- l‘<*"0**=*¤‘- confront Booth, and he apologazed tor nzs
1;. _._- . ‘ I hehavzor. He made no further such ‘prop» I
»‘-· * osrnons. Duncan stated that Booths .i·‘ · . E
;¤;._ -... ·’ {WHS- Dunwm '¤"~¤¥‘?’~¤d an e iéilllm-el manner toward her after she deoimed Ins .; -
2.% ;zi2i;:= mhnlng 'rkrk m the high t°‘·h ‘“`€€" dt advance became hosule, and he became - M _-‘- ;=
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..-_g --,_ -: gltgr aa PMT; of {hi (J-‘m·€€$ (#**6] {OY more eritlcal of her work. For example, · - g
_‘_‘· ig; _._· . -§l1F¤¤ August i9‘l’1 Um]; Ma} 19} '· Dun he told her that she was mcomnetent and o ; .
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(px ovmied ln house tralnzng a11ppozt to that hg Shgmd mm 3 {Kelly Séwlcggo pew
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-._.- zjQ.‘-§:¤ __ ’ bmp Oy€U" son to replace her. Duncan admitted that . .
-;¤;§ j.gi.cj:;j13n¤cma Fw: learned abvut the C<;i1+:g¤=>’s Boothe enoeime were often -on»eeteo at .
"._ at GMC f¥'0Y¤ B0<>l3h§ B- Unimd other employees as wei], including male Q3 .
ntito Workers Union technology training cw,.m~k€1.S_ .
it- one-anew no- ono. Booth fre reared . . . ‘
;_=. ry;. _ Q Duncan testrfieci to numerous xnculents
·_ the country club where Duncan worked as , · , . . .
nt-, . . , _ ot Booths xnappropraaze behav1o1·. Booth
_..._ ; _ é;; _~.=·- arwanress and a bartender. Booth asaed F _ _ .;-
.__ ;.._i__@uncan o" she knew anyone who had <:om~ gl: { h_ H t b G _t
‘·-=: . . . men- or 1m on xs com o er ec us-
,·__ garter and typmg alnlls and who mlght be th I t @1 th a Q 1
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;..: ,;;.;_:1i1*Eeresieci an a posmon at (A/IC. Duncan fi · aq · p ihmmg Bri -
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-.i- \;;._.;..;.5mught the preemployment forms to Dun? °" °’° °°?€ mkusc im 1* wngimtgy **3* d .
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E- completed forms to Jerry Reese, the md m {Om OF gw Gccafmns lvm!] ·BG°th ·
_._. 2 managgr Of Op€mmmS’ mmuiaciiirllig) gm; would unnoceesarzly touch her hand u hen U .
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_._; am Ed {Sha Wm was BGM}; S mm} was shaped hke a slouched man wea.1 uni, a .__.
counterpart in the high-tech area S‘;‘mm`€I‘{>A The dame? md 3 hole m the
=_.__ giggfggm ggggg Dgmrm pgyfgggpamfg in me ig- front oi the1nan’s pants that allowed for a _ . .-
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__¥§1%?&e.w. Duncan hegan work at (;M(.: an {-¤U?·Uh tv P1 GU Um- TW iJi&m*·l `·’*€~¤ in Q ‘ _ -
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2 $4;;- weeks aiter Duncan hegan workmg LH" im] iq;] M;) ‘i_"H;"d p“{?§°’ EM . ‘`-‘
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;·‘= *WitE’z her at local ‘rcst4atn·ant. Booth é§UU"dL` wud R (ug; Lf hs GNVQ} Mw ‘ ‘ - i- .
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to Duncan that was 1n iove m "p°{’1i(‘°% 3 aw §‘m"m im mc mid
a marraeo coworker anti that his own · - .. -5;;;.
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was trou*o§e l.4ll1`i"aiE-EH? lov aslnna her xt she av<..a1l .--. a 2· -- ~ " ` cs 4--. --; ·=-‘;-
a re.&ot.ionah;p one hun. Duncan re- to no conslciereo tor an iilnstratons posh jj
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Duncan reeagned {mor to suhnfzm employment, because ot such md1v: hey- ·m*it.tee ailegations to GMC and race, color. religiom Sox! GT D3,t_g._;mi me- l A_,:_
prior to G`2vIC’s initiation of any of the E-»;m_*’ 42 ii 2<3l}0€-2(¤&?ill— Pamlllg -`‘`
g- SQH§§5€¤`¥?~€@ €m”!`@€¥lV€ ECUUHS- · i'or the moment the thorny issue of wheth» . `"
e;-L-Duocaa filed a charge of sex discrimina- or `GMC was- actually Dam-can’s employer Q--2
‘.`‘ iioe with the Equal Employment {)pgiortu— under the statute, we turn our attention to _
Commission {EEOC) oo Gctciher 36, the- merits of her claims. ln order to ". _
H9?. The EEOC issued Duncan a right succeed on a claim of hostile work environ» -:
{nie; notice OH Apfll 17, 1998. A.ll€3gjI"1g" mggmg QQXQS1 hgyaggmgnt, Duytgggyg wg; rgw `_ =.. :.= _._) ab _
sexual harassznent and constructive- diS· quired bo prove "t.h;;_; ghe omg g m;;;;¤_bg;~ G5 ·_ _ `
Dur-we tiled Suit easiest t-to @01- a protected gm-ap, that she was subjected Q
and GMC lmégx both Title VH Gl; the to onwelcome sexual harassment, that the · _ n'
E-Q Ri§l”¤ii`> Act @5 {ht? Mi$$0m`i Hmmm harassment was basedon sex, and that the gig - ` ;. all --..
E`i¤ ¤;`-`?`- AC3 Duncan Eemgé llrith tm CG? harassment affected a term, condition, or · - ·-·:
lll-- eee *-0 me- -°¤“>e‘¤¤€1¤o’f¤¤¤ei¤ at-lege me- ha- tepaymtnt,=» em-: a =-E; il- l c l
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GMC M e puma mma fe camo. - o o l ll.‘
as a matter of law or, altermw . . . -
‘`-‘ for a. new trial, .. The district court [S4?} It is undisputed that Duncan sate ‘
the §T1"otion.__ The district court also ioiies the 5rst two--elements of her prima ` ‘
Duncan attorneys fees in com facie ease: she is a-member of a gorotected
With GMC? §>0S$¤€1`i3? H‘10’¤i0¤· group and Boothe attention was- unwel· _
appeals. . come. " We also conciude that the harass
`‘.‘‘_ E __ ment was based- on sex. an offensive
Enf;. ’_ LL. = workplace atmosphere does not amount to
Hostile Work Environment l unlavldul discrimination unless one gender
GMC argues that it was Qnmlgd is treated differently than the other. Sec
’.._ € WOM; Envkonlnent claim be. 523 U.S. '“25, 8t§;_1·l8 S.Ct._ 998, mi} l..Ed.2d . · _
ii: .3;-,.3 failed U, pmw 3 pyinrla fgcig 201 {1998). The fundamental issue is
_-‘-: We ggygg Wg ;-gvigto ihg dggggygcy, whether members of one sex are subjected
dmm] Og & mqtmg gm- judgmgm; as to unfavorahie conditioos of emgoloyoient .
of law de novo, using the same that the members of the oppostte sex are `
Q as the district court. Breton not. Iof.'Al`thougl1 there is some evidence
E. Cox Med. Giro., 286 F`.3 ;.Q C·Qr.20U2). Judgment as a mat· Bootlfs behavior, and the resulting offen- . l
P. law is proper "when all the evidence sive and _disagreca‘ole atmosphere, was cii· . ‘ _
I-Z is one directioza and is suseeptilxie to mated at both male and female employees, Q _
lm€Y`P7*”€fmU{>1“¤ =?`=l»¥PP v lied QMC. concedes that five of these ten inci- l Q .
‘’`· ig` `° `m ima} qumd °°“’* oents could a.1·goabl;,c be based on sex; zi) · ‘· __ *2-
Booths proposition for a "z·elationship”; _ = i-
_‘·_ Um-te}- Titéo tit, aa “employer” C2? 1%<>¤®h’-a i¤¤-whine of Duavawa hand; (3) _- ·- 1..-Q-i§.ji_.
from discriminating against Bootlcis request that Euucan sketch his : __ _‘._- .f _,_,.
i iociivédoai with respect to his compete planter; (4} the Mac. ’£—later’s Club poster; ._ "_ '_:-
terms, conditions, or ;;>rivi·lc,ges of and {ii} liootlfs request that Eunean type ..._ _ .-_
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