Rewrite of Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 477 US 57 (1986)
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2017
Editor(s)
Kathryn M. Stanchi, Linda L. Berger & Bridget A. Crawford
ISBN
9781316411254
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
en-US
Abstract
Meritor v. Vinson marks the first time the U.S. Supreme Court recognized hostile work environment sexual harassment as a violation of Title VII. It held that sexual harassment is not limited to quid pro quo harassment, where a woman is fired or financially punished for refusing a supervisor's sexual demands. Sexual harassment that is severe or pervasive enough to alter the conditions of employment and create an abusive working environment also violates Title VII. Although feminists welcomed Meritor's recognition of quid pro quo and hostile environment sexual harassment, the decision written by Justice Rehnquist has proved problematic for plaintiffs. Professor Angela Onwuachi-Willig, writing as Justice Onwuachi-Willig, rectifies many of these problems in her feminist judgment.
Recommended Citation
Kristen Konrad Tiscione & Angela Onwuachi-Willig,
Rewrite of Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 477 US 57 (1986)
,
in
Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Opinions of the United States Supreme Court
297
(Kathryn M. Stanchi, Linda L. Berger & Bridget A. Crawford ed.,
2017).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/2848
