Bisexual Recruiter Gets Trial on Sexual Harassment, Other Claims

A trial is needed to determine whether an employment agency is liable to a bisexual recruiter for sexual harassment by the former managing partner of its Washington, D.C., office, a federal judge ruled.

The decision Thursday by the US District Court for the District of Columbia is a reminder that having an anti-harassment policy in place won’t legally insulate an employer against hostile work environment claims if a jury can find the policy and other prevention and corrective measures ineffective.

Here, the policy by Resource Systems Group Inc., which does business as Daversa Partners, left Vaughn Feighan in the predicament ...