United States Fourth Circuit

Because none of the employer's asserted retaliatory acts adversely affected the terms, conditions, or benefits of her employment, the employee suffered no adverse employment action after her complaints of sexual harassment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/22/2001
• Decided 03/20/2001
• Published 03/20/2001

Judges

• Before WILLIAMS and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HILTON, Chief United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Neil Lawrence Henrichsen, Henrichsen Siegel, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, for Appellant. Barbara L. Sloan, Office of the General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae. Andrew Howard Baida, Assistant Attorney General, Baltimore, MD, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:  Joanna R. Onorato, Henrichsen Siegel, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, for Appellant.  C. Gregory Stewart, General Counsel, Philip B. Sklover, Associate General Counsel, Vincent J. Blackwood, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae. J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General of Maryland, Norma Jean Kraus Belt, Assistant Attorney General, Stephanie Cobb Williams, Assistant Attorney General, Baltimore, MD, for Appellee.