Wrongful Termination and Sexual Harassment
Mr. Thomas, a 10 year executive with XYZ Corporation,
continued to engage his secretary in a conversation regarding the female body
part that was a subject of a recent television program, even after she indicated
she did not wish to discuss it further. Mr. Thomas subsequently copied a page
from a dictionary containing the name of a body part and gave it to the
secretary, which in addition to prior behavior she interpreted as sexual
harassment. His employer terminated him because of this incident and other
alleged incidents of poor judgment. In a suit for wrongful termination, Mr.
Thomas won compensatory damage plus punitive damages against the company and
his secretary.
1. Do you think Mr. Thomas’ actions constituted sexual
harassment? Why or why not?
2. Do you think termination of Mr. Thomas was justified? Why
or why not?
3. What factors might have influenced the jury’s decision?
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