Originally Posted by
hurley.girl
Check out the official definition of a "Hostile Environment" as it relates to Harassement. I think we're defining it differently and that's why you disagree with me.
But to be fair, the entire forum isn't hostile but certainly many responses and threads can be.
I'm a lawyer, doing labor and employment work. I understand the definition of a hostile workplace environment.
1) This isn't a place of employment; Clearly the standards for what can legally be posted in an office setting, and on an online forum are different;
2) For sexual harrasment based on a hostile workplace environment to be actionable it has to be so severe and pervasive as to alter the fundamental terms of the employment relationship. While there are cleary things posted in the Road Forum, that I would certainly adivse an Employer client not to allow in the workplace, or company emails, I think you'd have a tough case that there is severe and pervasive harrassment of women posters in the Road Forum.