Every example below is a fictionalized composite created for educational purposes. The employees, employers, and facts are invented and do not represent any real person, company, or case. These examples are general public information, not legal advice.
- Fictional employee
- M.C., caregiver
- Fictional employer
- Oakmont Foods LLC
- Location
- a city on the West Coast
- Illustrated statute
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Illustrative charge narrative
I was employed by Oakmont Foods LLC as a caregiver in a city on the West Coast. I was subjected to unwelcome sexual comments and advances that created a hostile work environment. I reported the conduct to management, and the employer failed to take prompt and effective corrective action, and the conduct continued. I believe I was subjected to sexual harassment, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Teaching point
Effective because it establishes that the conduct was unwelcome and sexual, that it was reported, and that the employer failed to act, the elements that drive employer liability in a harassment claim.