At the beginning of the year, the 5th Circuit had three employment law cases that ruled in favour of the employers. The first was Holloway v. Department of Veterans Affairs. On February 5, the court decided that there was not a hostile environment in a case of blatant racism.

A second case also dealt with racism, but because the employee resigned without trying to work through HR, the court did not acknowledge his claims. A third case involved a woman who was sexually harassed for 90 seconds. However, because it was a one time occurrence that only lasted 90 seconds, it was not considered a hostile work environment.

If you or someone you know is facing a hostile work environment, contact the Houston employment attorneys of the Ross Law Group at 800-634-8042.