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Employer wins transgender harassment case—didn’t know

05/04/2026

Employers are required to adopt policies designed to prevent harassment. When that fails, employers have a strict obligation to stop harassment once they learn it is taking place. But if management doesn’t know harassment is happening, that obligation doesn’t kick in and it won’t be liable.

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