The Fifth Circuit reversed a Texas federal district court’s grant of summary judgment to Columbia Hospital Corporation of Bay Area on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 hostile work environment claims by a Black Ghanaian registered nurse, finding genuine disputes whether frequent racial harassment by Hispanic coworkers affected employment terms and whether the employer’s investigation was adequate to end the harassment.
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