Bihun
Bihun v. AT & T Information Systems, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
Johnson, J.
Defendant, AT&T Information Systems, appeals from a judgment in favor of Oksana Bihun, a former employee, in her suit for damages arising from sexual harassment by one of defendant’s senior officials. We affirm.
Facts and Proceedings Below
Ms. Bihun worked for defendant or one of its predecessors from 1977 to 1985. Ms. Bihun became an area personnel manager in 1983. Her immediate supervisor was Ms. Jimetta Moore, the district personnel manager. Ms. Bihun received a “number one” staff rating and was eligible for promotion to the next level of management in January 1984.
In March 1984, Peter Fellows, a longtime employee of defendant, was transferred from Denver to Los Angeles as area vice-president. Fellows’s sexual harassment of Ms. Bihun began almost immediately.
On their first meeting, Fellows winked at Ms. Bihun and lightly brushed his hand against hers. Later that month while Ms. Bihun and Ms. Moore were working after hours in Ms. Moore’s office, Fellows walked in with his shirt unbuttoned and his pants unzipped. He pressed his body against Ms. Bihun’s right shoulder. Ms. Bihun jumped up and left Ms. Moore’s office. As she retreated down the hall she heard Fellows…