Opinion ID: 3000113
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Because of Sex

Text: Emeritus argues that Badell’s harassment was not because of Kampmier’s sex, because Badell harassed both sexes, making her an “equal opportunity harasser.” Holman v. Ind. Dept. of Transp, 211 F.3d 399, 403 (7th Cir. 2000). Emeritus introduced evidence that Badell had grabbed two male employees’ buttocks and that Badell and a male employee made plans to have dinner one night. After the male employee decided not to meet with Badell, she said to him, “I was waiting and ready for you. If you did not want it and did not want to be bothered by me, then you should have said something.” The male employee testified that he assumed this was a sexual proposition. However, the harassment that Kampmier allegedly endured was far more severe and prevalent than the alleged conduct endured by the male employees. Kampmier alleged that Badell made constant references to female employees at the Loyalton, made comments about their “boobs,” and told the women at the Loyalton that she could turn any woman gay. Yvonne Peterson, another Emeritus employee, also testified that she heard Badell claim to be able to turn any woman gay. At the least, Kampmier has raised a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Badell’s alleged harassment was because of Kampmier’s sex.