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Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 1986

Kelly A. Vaverek


Subject Business and Management » Human Resource Management, International Management


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Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson (477 US 57, 1986) is the first Supreme Court decision involving a sexual harassment case. In its holding, the Supreme Court acknowledged that hostile environment is a form of sexual harassment forbidden by Title VII. Although there was no evidence that Ms. Vinson's career had suffered because of the harassment, the court said “the language of Title VII is not limited to ‘economic’ or ‘tangible’ discrimination.” It also said that the critical issue was not whether the relationship between supervisor and teller was voluntary. Rather, it was whether the supervisor's sexual advances were unwelcome. If they are unwelcome, and they rise to the level of abusive, then they are illegal. ( 1994 ). Sexual harassment: The continuing workplace crisis . Labor Law Journal , 45 , 195 – 207 . ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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