Merck manager’s awkward whispers didn’t constitute harassment, judge rules
This story was originally published on HR Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily HR Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: A supervisor’s whispered comments to a Merck biotechnician about the tone of his voice did not constitute actionable harassment, according to a Sept. 8 decision of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiff in Nyamu v. Merck & Co. filed a grievance against his supervisor. The complaint followed a meeting in which the superviso ...