North Carolina Broadcaster Sheds Some Hostile Workplace Claims

North Carolina-based Capitol Broadcasting Co. couldn’t completely avoid the discrimination claims made by its subsidiary’s employee, but it did convince a federal trial court to dismiss the worker’s hostile work environment claims.

Ricky Evans sued CBC and its subsidiary, Microspace Communications Corp., under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 42 U.S.C. §1981, alleging race and religious discrimination, retaliation for reporting the discrimination, and a hostile work environment claim. CBC and MCC moved for partial summary judgment. Judge James C. Dever III of the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina granted the motion in ...