Annoying Behavior Not Sexual Harassment

Liability associated with adverse employment situations has driven the development of a whole new insurance segment, Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insurance (which, of course, all organizations should purchase). EPL insurance provides coverage for employment related claims arising from wrongful termination, sexual harassment and discrimination. While courts have typically expanded organizations? liability arising from of employment related claims, a recent case goes in the opposite direction. In this case, the court found that simply annoying behavior was not sexual harassment, and...