"Monkeys!"

A federal district court in Mississippi has denied summary judgment on a hostile environment claim to an employer who is accused of multiple instances of racially derogatory remarks (calling black employees "monkeys"). Once would have been OK, but not several times.

ADEA hostile environment claim in Louisiana

In Dediol v. Best Chevrolet, the Fifth Circuit has for the first time held a hostile environment claim under the ADEA is actionable. The Court reversed summary judgment for the employer both on the ADEA hostile environment claim as well as on a religious discrimination hostile environment claim.

Hostile environment claim fails

Calling an African-American employee "boy" even on multiple occasions, is not sufficient evidence to withstand summary judgment according to the Eleventh Circuit. Hat tip to the Workplace Prof Blog. More after the jump