Can a single incident of harassment suffice to establish liability?
Yes, a single act of severe harassment can be actionable in certain, limited circumstances. Examples include:
female supervisor grabbed waiter’s penis through his pockets;
use of racial epithet such as “ni[**]er”;
deliberate and unwanted touching of plaintiff’s intimate body parts (for example, where a supervisor shoved employee’s face against his crotch); and
an extended barrage of obscene verbal abuse.
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