Sexual Harassment – Title VII

By: Derek Hawkins//October 10, 2016//

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7^th Circuit court of Appeals

Case Name: Ryan Lord v. High Voltage Software, Inc.

Case No.: 13-3788

Officials: EASTERBROOK, ROVNER, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Sexual Harassment – Title VII

Ryan Lord claims that he was sexually harassed by male coworkers at High Voltage Software, Inc., and that High Voltage fired him for complaining about it. High Voltage responds that the conduct Lord complained about wasn’t sexual harassment and that it fired Lord for other reasons: failing to properly report his concerns, excessive preoccupation with his coworkers’ performance, and insubordination. The district court concluded that Lord’s claims under Title VII for hostile work environment and retaliation failed as a matter of law. The judge accordingly entered summary judgment for High Voltage. We affirm. Lord has not shown that he was harassed because of his sex, nor has he called into doubt the sincerity of his employer’s justifications for firing him.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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