A public policy organization whose members include some of the nation’s largest retailers is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the definition of “supervisor” used in harassment cases. Last Friday, the Retail Litigation Center Inc. (RLC) filed an amicus brief in support of the respondent in Maetta Vance v. Ball State University.
The Court is reviewing a Seventh Circuit finding that, for harassment purposes, a “supervisor” must have the authority to “hire, fire, promote, demote, or discipline” the employee claiming to have been harassed.
