A case out of the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit involving same sex sexual harassment involving two former Home Depot managers and a Home Depot human resources manager was settled before a rare en banc session could decide on the matter. The case was unique in the aftermath of the 11th Circuit’s earlier decision in another sexual harassment case where it held that while not all profane or sexual language could support a sexual harassment suit, certain gender-specific words, such as “********” or “********,” could be actionable even when they weren’t used explicitly in reference to the plaintiff. That ruling said courts must examine complained-of remarks and actions cumulatively and in the context of all the circumstances, not in isolation.
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Case on Acceptable Workplace Behavior Settles Before Court Can Rule