Legal Eagle Eye Newsletter for the Nursing Profession (4)12 Sep 96

   Two female employees pulled down a male co-worker’s pants on two separate occasions. The court decided this was a violation of the hospital’s sexual harassment policy and ruled it justified her termination for employee misconduct. The court did not say whether the male employee had a right to sue.

   The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, has recognized sexual harassment by a female hospital employee directed at a male co-worker as valid grounds for dismissal of the female employee.  Richards vs. Stolzenberg, 640 N.Y.S. 2d 352 (A.D., 1996).