U.S. appeals court retaliation transfers sexual harassment title VII.

• Position: Personnel - Brief Article

Strouss v. Michigan Dept. of Corrections, 250 F.3d 336 (6th Cir. 2001). A nurse brought an action alleging that a state corrections department and state officials violated Title VII and her due process and equal protection rights by retaliating against her far complaining of sexual harassment. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants and the nurse appealed. The appeals court affirmed. The appeals court found that although the lateral transfer of the nurse to a state correctional facility where various inmates had allegedly...