Fossil Group, Inc. v. Nicole Harris
The Supreme Court of Texas reviewed a workplace sexual harassment case involving Nicole Harris against Fossil Group, Inc. Harris alleged a hostile work environment and that Fossil failed to take prompt remedial action after she reported harassment by a co-worker, Leland Brown. The Court held that even assuming Harris sent an anonymous email in late April 2019, Fossil's subsequent actions—firing Brown within a month of learning from another source—constituted prompt remedial action, especially given Harris's voluntary resignation days after her alleged email. The Court found no evidence that Fossil had actual or constructive knowledge of the harassment before late April. Consequently, the Supreme Court reversed the court of appeals' judgment and reinstated the trial court's take-nothing judgment for Fossil.