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6th Circ. Raises Bar For Suits Over Harassment By Customers

By Anne Cullen · August 12, 2025, 7:10 PM EDT

The Sixth Circuit recently rejected decades-old U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines and made it tougher for workers to successfully sue employers over harassment by customers, in a ruling that experts...

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Case Information

Case Title

Dorothy Bivens v. Zep, Inc.

Case Number

24-2109

Court

Appellate - 6th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3442 Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

December 23, 2024