Case: Discrimination/Hostile Work Environment (D. Mass.)

Allegro MicroSystems LLC is entitled to summary judgment on a cost accountant’s allegations of a hostile work environment and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and state law after she received her first negative performance review following an investigation into her sexual harassment complaints against her director, a Massachusetts federal district court ruled. The court ruled that the director’s alleged inappropriate behavior happened outside of the statute of limitations period and that comments made about her work performance within the limitations period weren’t severe enough to establish a hostile work environment claim. Additionally, she didn’t ...