Employment — sexual harassment

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//July 10, 2012//

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United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit

Civil

Employment — sexual harassment

Where the employer took prompt action to remedy sexual harassment of a student worker, summary judgment was properly granted for the employer.

“Meyers’ treatment of Milligan—assuming it occurred as Milligan says—was despicable. If a comparable situation were to arise in the future, SIU would be well-advised to focus solely on whether the accusation is valid and not at all on the accused’s stature on campus. But as shown above, SIU responded reasonably to Milligan’s complaints about Meyers, and on this record a reasonable jury could not find SIU liable on his harassment claims. Nor could a reasonable jury find for Milligan on his retaliation claims.”

Affirmed.

10-3862 Milligan v. Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Gilbert, J., Feinerman, J.

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