Opinion ID: 700696
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Whether US West Took Appropriate Remedial Action

Text: 44 Lastly, we examine whether--considering what it knew or should have known--US West took appropriate remedial action in response to Coleman's behavior. The district court found, as an undisputed fact, that US West took prompt and effective remedial action with respect to MacKinnon's and Gee's initial report of sexual harassment to the Manager and with respect to Doi's report of the July 13 incident. However, because we hold that there is a disputed issue of fact as to whether US West knew or should have known of other multiple and continuing reports of harassment of various female employees by Coleman before July 13, we also hold that there is a genuine issue of material fact as to whether US West's remedial actions or lack thereof during the period prior to July 13 were appropriate or whether US West was negligent, either in allowing such conduct to continue or in failing to learn of such continued behavior in a timely fashion so that it could respond appropriately. 45 Therefore, we reverse the decision of the district court dismissing Doi's Title VII claim for hostile work environment sexual harassment. We remand this claim to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this analysis. 46