With strong language and a swipe at defense counsel, a judge in Manhattan refused to dismiss a sexual harassment claim filed by a woman who said her boss exposed himself to her, propositioned her and made her stand next to him while he urinated.
“This court is aghast that any attorney would, with a straight face, claim that the conduct alleged does not fall squarely within the city and state anti-harassment laws,” Manhattan Acting Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron (See Profile) wrote in Thomas v. EONY, 158961/13. “Talk about a hostile work environment!”
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