With the recent spate of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct cases populating the cable news and talk radio airwaves we decided to take a closer look at two recently decided cases. Each of the decisions, while impactful in their own right, may be signaling a heightened awareness to a very troubling public crisis.

Take, for example, the decision from a New York appeals court, Edwards v. Nicolai, 2017 NY Slip Op 06235, N.Y. App. Div., No. 160830/13 (Aug. 22), where a gender discrimination lawsuit based on allegations that the employee was fired for being “too cute,” was revived. Dilek Edwards was hired as a yoga and massage therapist for Wall Street Chiropractic and Wellness (WSCW). The co-owners of WSCW were defendants Charles Nicolai and Stephanie Adams. Nicolai was the head chiropractor overseeing the medical operations, while Adams was the chief operating officer.