The Supreme Court of West Virginia has ruled that when a female supervisor is sexually harassed by a subordinate, and her employer knew or should have known and did nothing to stop it, she can sue her employer for sexual harassment. The court emphasized that in some situations, women supervisors may not have sufficient power to handle sexual harassment. In other cases, however, that response may be inadequate. The point is that common sense must be applied to the facts in each case to determine whether the employer took direct and prompt action reasonably calculated to end the harassment.
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