re: Secretary at Ouachita Junior High text racial slur to wrong person concerning MLK Day.

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What lawsuit are we hypothesizing about - wrongful termination?

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She could easily show this language is allowed on school property regularly, with no reprisals, so her text message on a day off outside of school property should not have resulted in her firing.

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he single use of a racial epithet can give rise to a viable claim of a hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Title VII prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race.

An employee sued his employer, alleging, among other things, that his supervisor called him the N-word in the presence of other workers, thereby creating a hostile work environment. The lower court dismissed the claim, concluding that a single comment was insufficient to support a claim under Title VII.

On appeal, the 5th Circuit reversed the decision, deciding that the employee had stated a viable claim. While acknowledging it had previously found that a single instance involving the use of a racial slur does not, in and of itself, support a hostile work environment claim, the appeals court clarified that the question depends on the totality of the circumstances.

The court went on to explain that the N-word is an especially offensive term and suggested that there is perhaps no single act that could create a hostile work environment quicker than a supervisor's use of a racial epithet in front of subordinates.

By holding that a single incident can give rise to an actionable hostile work environment claim under Title VII, the 5th Circuit joined a growing consensus among federal appellate circuits. The message is clear: One racial slur is one too many.

Woods v. Cantrell, 5th Cir., No. 21-30150 (March 24, 2022).

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And then she'd end up with a 5-figure bill in sanctions

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In fact, if they didn't terminate her, the other employee likely could sue them for creating a hostile work environment in violation of the CRA

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Again, nope. If he's truly a coach, he absolutely is on video on a practice field walking right by people using that term without batting an eye.

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Again, nope. If he's truly a coach, he absolutely is on video on a practice field walking right by people using that term without batting an eye.

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And yet, I never said this

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Also, 2005 called and wants its “Democrats are the real racists” line back.

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Nope. She'd easily win.

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