Playing explicit music in the workplace can be treated as discrimination, US court rules

Vulgar music played in a workplace may be a form of sexual discrimination, a US federal appeals court has ruled., had said in a lawsuit that the company allowed its managers and other employees to play music featuring"sexually graphic" and"violently misogynistic" lyrics.

In the lawsuit, the employees alleged the music and related conduct were sexual harassment and in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court held that there was no allegation"that any employee or group of employees were targeted, or that one individual or group was subjected to treatment that another group was not".

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