Question

The court's ruling in the landmark gebser case led to what guideline that is still applied today in determining whether there are grounds for monetary damages in sexual harassment lawsuits against employers?

Answer 1

The ruling on the Gebser case basically states that monetary damages will not be awarded unless the managing entity (employer or school district) blatantly ignore the allegations against the accused sexual offender. In the case of Gebser, the school ignored the accusations against the teacher until he was caught red-handed engaged in sexual activity with a student/minor.