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Category: Supreme Court Cases

Posted on November 9, 1993August 23, 2019

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 prove that sexually harassing conduct seriously affected their psychological well being in order to win a Title VII case.

Opinion.

Posted on June 26, 1998August 23, 2019

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 harassment.

Opinion.

Posted on June 26, 1998January 7, 2020

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 U.S. 775 (1998), a companion case to Burlington.

Opinion.

Plaintiff Beth Ann Faragher (AP Photo).

Personal account of Beth Ann Faragher

Posted on May 24, 1999August 23, 2019

Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education, 526 U.S. 629 (1999)

The Supreme Court first addressed peer sexual harassment in education in the 1999 case of Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education, 526 U.S. 629 (1999), ruling that schools may be liable if they are deliberately indifferent to peer sexual harassment.

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