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p; Sometimes the timing writes the headline for you. On October 31, a federal court in New Jersey decided a harassment case that involved an unforgettable Halloween costume and a reminder that bad taste is not always a legal violati

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. TL;DR: An employee alleged sexual harassment after a doctor made crude comments about her body and showed coworkers a photo of himself in a Halloween “reaper” costume that, when the weapon moved, revealed a large penis prop. The court held the conduct was offensive but not severe or pervasive enough to create a hostile work environment under Title VII or