Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate	1986-03-25
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:477_U.S._57
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy	gptkb:Byron_White gptkb:Sandra_Day_O'Connor gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens gptkb:Warren_E._Burger gptkb:William_J._Brennan,_Jr. gptkb:Harry_Blackmun gptkb:Lewis_F._Powell,_Jr.
gptkbp:date	1986-06-19
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:Meritor_Savings_Bank
gptkbp:docketNumber	84-1979
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Meritor_Savings_Bank,_FSB_v._Mechelle_Vinson,_et_al.
gptkbp:heldBy	Sexual harassment leading to a hostile work environment is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by Title VII.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson
gptkbp:legalSubject	gptkb:Title_VII_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 sexual harassment
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:William_Rehnquist
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Mechelle_Vinson
gptkbp:relatedConcept	workplace discrimination hostile work environment
gptkbp:significance	Established that hostile work environment sexual harassment is actionable under Title VII.
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964_Title_VII gptkb:Title_VII_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5