Opinion ID: 56302
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Cheyne Hardin

Text: The magistrate held that Hardin was subject to severe harassment when she was called a “lazy nigger” by a co-worker in late April or May of 2000. In addition, Hardin argues that she quit shortly after being forced to work while she was ill even though another server was allowed to go home after complaining of sickness. Hardin admitted that she did not know why the other server was allowed to go home. There is no further evidence supporting Hardin’s claim that she was subject to discriminatory treatment the night she was ill. The magistrate 28 determined that although Hardin reported this complaint to a manager the next day, she never followed up because she had already submitted her two-weeks notice. There is no other evidence in the record that connects this allegation of apparent harassment with any other harassment. Finally, Hardin testified that she resigned from ESPN Zone because she “was just tired of working there.” Therefore, the magistrate did not err when he concluded that the epithet, while certainly severe, was isolated and did not alter the conditions of Hardin’s employment.