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supervisor joked about selling an employee in the red-light district. When the case reached a federal appeals court, the employer’s defense was almost as bold: don’t blame us for the emotional distress bill, she should have gotten t
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apy. TL;DR: A federal appeals court affirmed a jury verdict awarding an employee compensatory and punitive damages for sexual harassment, rejecting the employer’s bid for a new trial and issuing a first-of-its-kind