Cases

Below are Supreme Court sexual harassment cases and, below that, a broader list of federal and state sexual harassment cases.

 

Supreme Court Cases

Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., 824 F. Supp. 847 (D. Minn. 1993).

Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., 824 F. Supp. 847 (D. Minn. 1993) was the first successful class action lawsuit. The ...
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/ Cases, Chapter 2, Employment, Supreme Court Cases

Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc., 510 U.S. 17 (1993)

In Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc., 510 U.S. 17 (1993), the Supreme Court ruled on whether an employee has to ...
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/ Cases, Chapter 3, Employment, Supreme Court Cases

Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., 523 U.S. 75 (1998)

Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., 523 U.S. 75 (1998) ruled that Title VII prohibits same-sex sexual harassment. Opinion. For ...
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Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District, 524 U.S. 274 (1998)

In Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District, 524 U.S. 274 (1998), the Supreme Court ruled on school liability for ...
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Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775 (1998).

The Supreme Court first ruled on employer liability in the 1998 case of Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 ...
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Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth, 524 U.S. 742 (1998).

Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth, 524 U.S. 742 (1998), a companion case to Faragher, ruled on employer liability for sexual ...
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All Cases

Corne v. Bausch and Lomb, 390 F. Supp. 161 (D. Ariz. 1975) (1975)

Corne v. Bausch and Lomb, Inc., 390 F.  Supp. 161 (D. Ariz. 1975), vacated and remanded on appeal ...
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Williams v. Saxbe, 413 F. Supp. 654 (D.D.C. 1976)

Diane Williams made history with her groundbreaking case in 1976, Williams v. Saxbe, 413 F.  Supp. 654 (D.D.C. 1976), the ...
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Tomkins v. Public Service Elec. & Gas Co., 422 F. Supp. 552 (D.N.J. 1976)

Feminist lawyer Nadine Taub represented Adrienne Tomkins in one of the earliest sexual harassment cases, Tomkins v. Public Service Elec. & ...
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Barnes v. Costle, 561 F.2d. 983 (D.C. Cir. 1977)

Paulette L. Barnes v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 561 F.2d 983 (D.C. Cir. 1977), the ...
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Munford v. James T. Barnes & Co., 441 F. Supp. 459 (E.D. Mich. 1977)

Munford v. James T. Barnes & Co., 441 F. Supp. 459 (E.D. Mich. 1977)This case brought by Maxine Munford inspired ...
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/ Cases, Chapter 1, Employment

Continental Can Co., Inc. v. State, 297 N.W.2d 241 (Minn. 1980)

Continental Can Co., Inc. v. State, 297 N.W.2d 241 (Minn. 1980) was the first coworker harassment case brought by Willie ...
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/ Cases, Chapter 1, Employment, State Cases