Sophia Serrao
Thu, 05/04/2023
In Ohio, a former employee of Swagelock Co. sued the company for racial discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation alleging that they mistreated him because of his race. Tyrone Rembert sued his employer, Swagelok Co., for the nine months he was an employee there. Rembert claims that he faced severe and pervasive harassment with continued commentary about his race, including co-workers using racially charged wording, phrases, and threats. Rembert alleges that the harassment was not corrected after reporting. The case was brought in the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio where the court granted summary judgment in favor of Swagelock. Rembert appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The Sixth Circuit appeals court agreed that the race discrimination and retaliation claims should be dismissed, but that the hostile work environment claim should be allowed to proceed. The Sixth Circuit surmised that that testimony about the racially charged language would be enough for a jury to reasonably conclude that Rembert was subject to severe or pervasive harassment.
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