Professor Suja Thomas was quoted in a report on workplace sexual harassment that was compiled and released by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. The report, titled "...So I Tolerated It' documents how workplaces are responding to harassment and the clear need for federal action. Thomas and her co-author of Unequal: How America's Courts Undermine Discrimination Law, are quoted on page 32 of the report as saying:
"Courts have regularly used the severe or pervasive doctrine to dismiss cases where physical touching and/or repeated verbal harassment have harmed employees."
Read the full report.