Wendy Lazerson

Sep 19, 2023 | hrexecutive.com | Teresa L. Reuter |Wendy Lazerson

The type of music employers play at the workplace could form the basis of a sex harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to a recent decision of the Ninth Circuit in Sharp v. S&S Activewear, LLC. The Sharp opinion presents two key lessons for human resources professionals and employers. First, the fact that the music was not directed at the plaintiffs (all employees could hear it) was not fatal to the claim.