Case: Discrimination/Constructive Discharge (S.D. Ala.)

An Alabama federal district court denied Commonwealth Hotels Inc.'s motion to dismiss Title VII of the Civil Rights Act claims of hostile work environment and constructive discharge, as well as state law claims of outrage and negligent/wanton supervision and retention, brought by a female housekeeper who alleged she was subjected to sexual harassment by a male co-worker and resigned after the company failed to address her complaints, finding that Commonwealth failed to provide sufficient legal authority to demonstrate that the housekeeper’s allegations of crude sexual propositions and the employer’s inaction were inadequate to state claims.

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