Can the subordinates of a branch supervisor of a nonprofit welfare services provider create such a hostile work environment that the supervisor has a viable claim against her employer for discrimination based on race, sex, and national origin? The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court’s summary judgment for the employer on charges of discriminatory termination and retaliation, but has reversed the trial court and permitted the employee to proceed on a claim for hostile work environment. “There is no dispute that the workplace at issue involved people engaging in outrageous behavior,” the Court wrote. “Rather, the dispute exists as to what [the employee] reported up the...