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Bundy v. Jackson
Citation:
641 F.2d 934 (1981)Facts
Sandra Bundy began working for the D.C. Department of Corrections in 1970 and progressed through various positions. Beginning in 1972, she received unwanted sexual propositions from Delbert Jackson, then a fellow employee. In 1974, after becoming an Employment Development Specialist, her supervisors Arthur Burton and James Gainey made persistent sexual advances, requesting she visit their apartments and join them on trips. When Bundy complained to Lawrence Swain, he dismissed her concerns, made his own advances, and told her “any man in his right mind would want to rape you.” After complaints, Burton began criticizing her work performance despite no prior negative evaluations. Agency Director Jackson, informed of the harassment, merely asked the accused supervisors if they had made advances but conducted no investigation. The District Court found sexual harassment was standard operating procedure in the agency.
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