stray remarks
stray remarks. Employment law. Statements to or about an employee by a coworker or supervisor, concerning the employee’s race, sex, age, national origin, or other status, that are either objectively or subjectively offensive, but that do not represent harassment or discrimination by the employer because of (1) their sporadic, unsystematic, and unofficial nature, (2) the circumstances in which they were made, or (3) their not showing any intention to hamper the employee’s continued employment. — Also termed stray comments. [Cases: Civil Rights 1147, 1543. C.J.S. Civil Rights §§ 29, 144, 170.]
