Boss’s Testicle Exposure Is Harassment Even in Response to ‘No Balls’ Comment

April 29, 2013, 4:00 AM UTC

An emergency medical technician claiming her supervisor exposed his testicles after she told him he “didn’t have any balls” can proceed with a sexual harassment claim against her former boss under California law, a federal court in the state ruled April 25 (Rangel v. Am. Med. Response West, E.D. Cal., 1:09-cv-01467-AWI-GSA, 4/25/13).

Jose Martinez was Deanna Rangel’s supervisor at American Medical Response West when he allegedly unzipped his pants and pulled out his testicles during an argument with Rangel at a company ambulance station.

Denying Martinez’s request for summary judgment on Rangel’s sexual harassment claim under the ...

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