Implementing a policy to prevent sexual harassment isn’t an effective defense to hostile work environment claims against an employer if the victim isn’t aware of the complaint mechanism, the Appellate Division has ruled.

The court on Aug. 3 reversed a summary judgment order granted to Mott’s LLP in a suit by a factory worker who claimed she was the target of harassment and inappropriate touching by four male co-workers.

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