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For an employer to successfully defend against a charge of a supervisor’s sexual harassment, the plaintiff-employee must have taken a tangible employment action against the supervisor.

Holly files an employment discrimination suit against Industrial Corporation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act on a disparate-impact theory. To succeed, the plaintiff must show that as a member of a protected class, she was adversely affected by any of the following except the employer’s

During a union election campaign, any statement by a union supporter to an employee regarding working conditions is considered a threat.​

The board of directors makes corporate policy decisions.​

After every strike, strikers have a right to return to their jobs.​

An artisan’s lien is effective only if a creditor has possession of the property.​

Generally, each state limits the liability of partners in a limited liability partnership in some way.​

A partner has a duty to devote time, skill and energy on behalf of the partnership business.​

An employer has every right to retaliate against an employee who opposes a practice prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

A sole proprietorship offers less flexibility than does a partnership or a corporation.​