Can music at the workplace add up to sexual discrimination?
'If I was an HR person, I would prohibit that music,' says lawyer, citing recent case looking at allegations of hostile work environment
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'If I was an HR person, I would prohibit that music,' says lawyer, citing recent case looking at allegations of hostile work environment
Former employees from an activewear brand said in a lawsuit that their company allowed its managers and other staff members to play music including "sexually graphic" and "violently misogynistic" lyrics.
Playing songs with vulgar lyrics at work may be sexual harassment, court rules
Clothes shop staff sue their former employers after claiming they allowed songs with ‘violently misogynistic’ words to be aired
A federal appeals court ruled that employees at S&S Activewear could sue their employer over music played at work, which they say caused a toxic environment.