A supervisor’s purposeful ignorance of possible sexual harassment will not shield an employer from liability under Title VII, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled.
Vacating part of the dismissal of a sexual harassment lawsuit brought against the New York State Office of Court Administration, the circuit said a court officer presented enough evidence to proceed on a claim that her supervisor at the Midtown Community Court knew or should have know she was being harassed by another officer.
