Dee

An employee’s supervisor asks her to lie about company business, asks her to secretly take a document from the desk of another supervisor, insults her and uses profanity in her presence. On one occasion he makes a negative comment about her race. Here we conclude these circumstances coupled with a single ethnic remark are sufficient to create a triable issue of fact whether the employer has created a hostile work environment.

Glenda Dee appeals a summary judgment granted in favor of defendant Vintage Petroleum, Inc. (Vintage) on her employment discrimination lawsuit. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand with instructions.

Facts

Dee began work as a production clerk for Vintage, in November 1993. In October 1998, Andy Marsh became her supervisor and Paul Strickland became Marsh’s supervisor. Strickland changed Dee’s working conditions. He required her to discuss “very personal matters” with him instead of bringing them to the attention of the personnel department as she had done in the past. He degraded and insulted her for following his orders and denied responsibility when others criticized these orders. He called Dee a “bitch” and “constantly” used the word…