Supervisor’s Instagram Triggers Hostile Work Environment Lawsuit

Once upon a time, the employee’s workplace was entirely separate from their private life. No more. The two now bleed together, resulting in legal trouble for employers.

Male Manager Targets a Female Colleague

Lindsay Okonowsky worked as the sole staff psychologist at a federal prison on the West Coast. Lieutenant Steven Hellman supervised the prison guards in her unit.

Hellman created an Instagram account where he made numerous posts of a sexist, racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, and transphobic nature.