Can Rumors be Harassment? Third Circuit Says Yes – if Rooted in Gender Stereotypes

The Third Circuit’s recent decision holds that workplace rumors rooted in gender stereotypes can constitute unlawful harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In Cuff v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Plaintiff’s complaints relied on a series of incidents that occurred over the initial 8-month probationary period of employment as a correctional […]