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Clinical Setting No Excuse For Hostile Work Environment

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:09 No Comments

After resigning her position, a female physician in North Carolina brought a claim of sexual harassment against her former employer, the physician-owner of a medical clinic.  Initially the court ruled against her claim, stating that it was “not uncommon in a medical setting to use off-color jokes to “ease the tension.” The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals [...]

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