Misconduct at off-site party may qualify as workplace harassment
By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/21
Is an employer liable for the misconduct of its employees at “after hours” gatherings? When a trial court adopted a narrow view of what constituted “the workplace,” an appeals court weighed in using a “totality of the circumstances” test. Party, after-party, and after-party complaints - Kelly Phelps worked as a server at a state park restaurant in Tennessee. On October 17, 2017, she and other park employees were strongly encouraged to attend a state-sponsored “adults only” Halloween...
By: McAfee & Taft