Habitual cumulative epithet use can permit harassment claims to reach trial

Evidence

Ultimately, the defendant’s habitual use of racial and ethnic epithets and the cumulative effect of such resulted in a reversal of summary judgment and a remand for the case to proceed to trial. — Sahar F. Aziz, Sticks and Stones, the Words That Hurt, 291

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Employers defeat hostile-environment claims by invoking simple teasing and offhand comments. — Sahar F. Aziz, Sticks and Stones, the Words That Hurt:…, 223; There is no fixed number of slurs required to establish a hostile work environment. — Sahar F. Aziz, Sticks and Stones, the Words That Hurt:…, 222

Related

• There is no fixed number of slurs required to establish a hostile work environment. (similarity 0.87)
• Employers defeat hostile-environment claims by invoking simple teasing and offhand comments. (similarity 0.85)
• Title VII hostile environment claims only succeed on egregious, not merely offensive, conduct. (similarity 0.78)