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US Supreme Court takes transfer case involving sexual harassment complaint 12/06/05
What if an employer transfers an employee who complains about sexual harassment, and the transfer makes for more physically demanding work - but no loss in pay? Is this a "materially adverse" term and condition of employment that can lead to legal liability? The US Supreme Court has decided to take up this point in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe v. Sheila White. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict finding' the railroad liable for retaliation - by transferring her from a forklift operator job to doing more demanding track work when she complained that her foreman was harassing her. White was the only female working in the yard.
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