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Article: Supreme Court hears sexual harassment case. (Mechelle Vinson case)
- Article from:
- Monthly Labor Review
- Article date:
- September 1, 1986
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Supreme Court hears sexual harassment case
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that sexual harassment of an employee by a supervisor violates Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits racial and sexual discrimination. In one opinion, written by Justice William H. Rehnquist and joined by four other justices, the Court held that sexual harassment that is "sufficiently severe or pervasive' to create "a hostile or abusive work environment' is a violation even if the sexual demands are not tied to employment benefits.
However, Rehnquist said companies are not "always automatically liable for sexual harassment by their supervisors.' According to ...