McCall v. Board of Com'rs of County of Shawnee, KS.U.S. District Court DISABILITY HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT A hostile work environment exists when an employee experiences workplace harassment and fears going to work because of the offensive, intimidating, or oppressive atmosphere generated by the harasser. McCall v. Board of Com'rs of County of Shawnee, KS, 291 F.Supp.2d 1216 (D.Kan. 2003). A female former county corrections officer brought an employment discrimination action in state court, alleging violations of Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Pub. L. No. 90-202, 81 Stat. 602 (Dec. 15, 1967), codified as Chapter 14 of Title 29 of the United States Code, through (ADEA), prohibits employment discrimination against persons 40 years of age or older in the United States (see ). (ADEA ADEA Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ADEA American Dental Education Association (Washington, DC) ADEA Association for the Development of Education in Africa (RSA) ), the Americans with Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. civil-rights law, enacted 1990, that forbids discrimination of various sorts against persons with physical or mental handicaps. (ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. ) and the Rehabilitation act. The case was removed to federal district court, where the county defendants were granted summary judgment. The former officer had complained of various forms of harassment directed at her during her employment but made no allegations concerning harassment involving others. The court held that the former officer was not subjected to a sexually hostile work environment, where her allegations were not gender-based. The court held that the county board of commissioners' refusal to honor a doctor's order that she not work more than eight hours a day, and her retroactive termination, were not sufficiently pervasive or severe to alter the terms, conditions, or privileges of her employment. (Shawnee County Department of Corrections, Kansas) |
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