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EEOC's Costco Case Sheds Light On Title VII Liability

By Laura Bacon and Brittany Bogaerts (October 15, 2018, 3:52 PM EDT) -- The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a finding of employer liability under Title VII for a hostile work environment caused by a retail customer. In U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Costco, the Seventh Circuit upheld a jury award of $250,000 to a Costco employee for her hostile work environment claim (brought on her behalf by the EEOC). After a year of stalking and harassment by a Costco customer, the employee took an extended unpaid medical leave of absence and never returned to work....

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