Sexual Harassment Lawsuit: The Gregg vs Hay-Adams Hotel Case

Plaintiff Debra Denise Gregg filed a sexual harassment suit for violations of Title VII, and the District of Columbia Human Rights Act against Hay-Adams Hotel. She sought $1,000,000 in compensatory damages and $1,000,000 for damages resulting from emotional distress and $1,000,000 in punitive damages. Plaintiff Anthony Gregg brought the claim for damages resulting from loss of companionship and consortium in the amount of $1,000,000. The judges dismissed the case on the grounds that the plaintiff’s accounts lacked consortium and that the facts did not support her claims for emotional distress and punitive damage.
Why Patrick Clark’s behavior towards Gregg was Considered Harassment
Harassment in the workplace is defined as any unwelcome verbal

Any conduct an employee is subjected to that goes against their will and protected under the law thus qualifies to be harassment. For the case of Gregg V. Hay-Adams Hotel, Clark’s behavior qualifies to be harassment since they were unwelcome by Gregg. According to the allegations made by Gregg, Clark made suggestive remarks towards her, which she never appreciated. Secondly, Clark made physical contacts with Gregg, which the latter states were very unwelcome. The suggestive remarks Clark made towards Gregg affected her emotional stability in one way or the other. She found the working environment very unwelcoming. Additionally, when Clark made physical contacts with her, Gregg must have felt that the workplace was unsafe for her existence. We can categorize this form of harassment as a sexual harassment.
The Type

From the stages of the case, we learn that it is important that the employer takes a quick response in case of harassment within the organization. The Hotel was very quick to assure Gregg and the other woman that their complaints have been received and everything is being put into place to ensure that it do not happen again. What most of the victims of harassment need most is to be assured that they will be protected even after making a complaint. Gregg and the other woman who faced multiple cases of harassment, after being assured that they will be protected from the perpetrator went on to conduct their usual business within the organization with no problems at