A Word To The Wise: Castleberry v. STI Group And The Expansion Of Liability For Hostile Work Environments
In David Lynch’s film Dune, a character proclaims that the protagonist “can kill with a word.” Although not quite as dramatic, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that an employer can violate federal civil rights statutes with a word. Specifically, in Castleberry v. STI Group, the Third Circuit held…