Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson
| Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson | |
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| Argued March 25, 1986 Decided June 19, 1986 | |
| Full case name | Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Mechelle Vinson, et al. |
| Citations | 477 U.S. 57 (more) 106 S. Ct. 2399; 91 L. Ed. 2d 49 |
| Case history | |
| Prior |
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| Holding | |
| A claim of "hostile environment" sexual harassment is a form of discrimination on the basis of sex that is actionable under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by Burger, White, Powell, Stevens, O'Connor |
| Concurrence | Stevens |
| Concurrence | Marshall, joined by Brennan, Blackmun, Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | |
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986), is a US labor law case, where the United States Supreme Court, in a 9–0 decision, recognized sexual harassment as a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case was the first of its kind to reach the Supreme Court and would redefine sexual harassment in the workplace.
It established the standards for analyzing whether conduct was unlawful and when an employer would be liable. The court, for the first time, made sexual harassment an illegal form of discrimination.