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Could music be contributing to a toxic work environment?

A US federal court is allowing a lawsuit brought forward by warehouse workers who say their workplace has become ‘more hostile’ as a direct result of music. Could our favourite artists be causing problems in our offices?

Raunchy, explicit, or misogynistic music could be an illegal workplace practice, a US appeals court has said.

Eight former employees of S&S Activewear in Nevada have been allowed to move forward with a lawsuit against the company for playing explicit music during work hours. The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco overturned a previous motion to dismiss the case by Chief US District Judge Miranda Du.

In the suit, the eight employees allege that powerful speakers were placed across S&S Activewear’s 700,000-square-foot warehouse and routinely played ‘sexually graphic and violently misogynistic’ music. Two songs mentioned specifically are ‘Stan’ by Eminem and…