U.S. District Court: SEXUAL HARASSMENT HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT TITLE VII SEX DISCRIMINATION.

• Position: Prisoners and prisons - Brief Article

Gonzalez v. New York State Dept. of Correct. Ser., 122 F.Supp.2d 335 (N.D.N.Y. 2000). A Hispanic female corrections officer brought an action against a state corrections agency alleging race and sex discrimination under [sections] 1983, Title VII and state law. The district court dismissed the [sections] 1983 claims, finding them barred by the Eleventh Amendment. But the court found that the officer's Title VII claims were timely and that a white male co-worker's alleged ongoing pattern of harassment and discrimination, which occurred on a daily basis, was sufficiently pervasive to constitute a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII. The co-worker's actions allegedly included continual use of foul language, sending sexually explicit magazines and books to the female officer's home, refusing to assist the officer in...