Assignment: Assignment 2
19-year-old Josie was home from college for the
summer, and she wanted to work on her tan. Her
mom insisted that she "get out of the house," so Josie
went to look for a summer job. She saw that a nearby
overnight camp, Camp Wondertrails, was hiring for a
counselor for the boys' bunk, so she applied for the
position. When she arrived for the position, the Camp
Director said "you are not qualified for the position
because you are female. But, we are looking for
volunteers at the arts and crafts cabin." Knowing that
her mom would be mad if she came home without a
job, Josie volunteered, planning to do lots of arts and
crafts outside in the sunshine.
On her first day on the job, Ryan, the head of the
boys' bunks came over to her and said, "I heard you
wanted to work in the boys bunk. You can share my
sleeping bag anytime." Josie shrugged him off, but he
continued to make comments throughout the
summer. Josie reported this to the Camp Director
who acknowledged that Ryan was "always teasing."
On one occasion, he put his arm around her and
rubbed her shoulders, which made Josie
uncomfortable, but she was in front of the campers,
so she didn't say anything.
By the end of the summer, Josie was fed up and filed
claims against Camp Wondertrails for sexual
discrimination and sexual harassment. Will she be
successful on these claims?
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