Kerans v. Porter Paint Co.
Kerans v. Porter Paint Co. was a leading case in Ohio on employer liability for workplace sexual harassment. In an opinion by Alice Robie Resnick, the court held that victims of harassment could bring tort claims against their employers. Resnick held that the psychological and emotional damages suffered by victims of harassment were not injuries under Ohio's workers' compensation statute, and employers were vicariously liable for the sexual harassment of their employees when they knew or should have known about the harassment.
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Kerans v. Porter Paint Co.
Kerans v. Porter Paint Co. was a leading case in Ohio on employer liability for workplace sexual harassment. In an opinion by Alice Robie Resnick, the court held that victims of harassment could bring tort claims against their employers. Resnick held that the psychological and emotional damages suffered by victims of harassment were not injuries under Ohio's workers' compensation statute, and employers were vicariously liable for the sexual harassment of their employees when they knew or should have known about the harassment.
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Kerans v. Porter Paint Co. was ...... ve known about the harassment.
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1991-08-21
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Kerans et al. v. Porter Paint Company
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An employer has a duty to prov ...... ew or should have known about.
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Kerans v. Porter Paint Co.
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Dissent by Moyer
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Appeal from summary judgment for defendant
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Kerans v. Porter Paint Co. was ...... ve known about the harassment.
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Kerans v. Porter Paint Co.
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