Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson Supreme Court case

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Meritor_Savings_Bank_v._Vinson_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate March 25, 1986
gptkbp:citation gptkb:477_U.S._57
gptkbp:date June 19, 1986
gptkbp:decision Unanimous
gptkbp:docketNumber 84-1979
gptkbp:fullName Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson
gptkbp:heldBy Sexual harassment leading to a hostile work environment is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson Supreme Court case
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:William_Rehnquist
gptkbp:originatingCourt gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Meritor_Savings_Bank,_FSB
gptkbp:predecessor Hostile work environment cases
gptkbp:principle Hostile work environment sexual harassment is actionable under Title VII.
Employers can be held liable for acts of sexual harassment by supervisors.
gptkbp:response gptkb:Mechelle_Vinson
gptkbp:statuteInterpreted gptkb:Title_VII_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:subject Sexual harassment
Employment discrimination
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mechelle_Vinson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7