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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:court_cases
gptkb:legal_case
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gptkbp:argued_on
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March 26, 1998
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gptkbp:case_number
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appealed from lower court
96-568
involved sexual harassment claims between male employees.
Oncale's experiences of harassment
Sundowner's defense arguments
Supreme Court's analysis of Title VII
appealed from Fifth Circuit
harassment by coworkers
involved male employees
involved offshore oil rig
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gptkbp:case_outcome
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unanimous decision
victory for Oncale
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gptkbp:case_significance
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gptkb:cultural_landmark
expanded interpretation of harassment laws
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gptkbp:case_types
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employment discrimination
employment discrimination case
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gptkbp:consequences
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influenced future cases
expanded interpretation of Title VII
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gptkbp:court
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gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit
gptkb:Fifth_Circuit_Court_of_Appeals
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gptkbp:date
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1997-11-12
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gptkbp:decided_by
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
June 26, 1998
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gptkbp:dissenting_opinion
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gptkb:none
gptkb:Justice_Clarence_Thomas
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gptkbp:effective_date
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1998-03-04
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gptkbp:has_implications_for
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workplace equality
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gptkbp:historical_context
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1990s workplace culture
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.
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gptkbp:impact
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workplace harassment policies
influenced workplace harassment policies
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gptkbp:involved_parties
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gptkb:Sundowner_Offshore_Services,_Inc.
gptkb:Joseph_Oncale
Oncale
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gptkbp:is_cited_in
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523 U. S. 75
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gptkbp:is_standardized_by
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hostile work environment
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gptkbp:judged_by
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unanimous decision
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gptkbp:judicial_review
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Supreme Court review
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gptkbp:jurisdiction
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federal jurisdiction
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gptkbp:legal_context
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Title VII protections
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gptkbp:legal_framework
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
federal anti-discrimination laws
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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sexual harassment
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gptkbp:legal_outcome
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affirmed lower court's decision
affirmed lower court's ruling
recognized same-sex harassment
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gptkbp:legal_principle
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gender discrimination
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gptkbp:legal_representation
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gptkb:Paul_Oncale
gptkb:John_C._Mc_Carthy
gptkb:Paul_M._Smith
Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. Counsel
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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gptkbp:outcome
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Supreme Court ruled in favor of Oncale
ruling in favor of Oncale
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gptkbp:precedent
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gptkb:Title_VII_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act
subsequent sexual harassment cases
LGBTQ workplace rights
same-sex harassment claims
same-sex harassment is actionable under Title VII
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gptkbp:public_perception
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gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
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gptkbp:related_cases
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gptkb:Faragher_v._City_of_Boca_Raton
gptkb:Burlington_Industries,_Inc._v._Ellerth
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Title_VII_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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gptkbp:significance
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established same-sex harassment as a violation
established precedent for same-sex harassment claims
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gptkbp:year
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gptkb:1998
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Civil_Rights_Act
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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