Debra Perkins, Complainant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.

5 Cited authorities

  1. Meritor Sav. Bank v. Vinson

    477 U.S. 57 (1986)   Cited 6,505 times   18 Legal Analyses
    Holding that sexual harassment may be actionable under Title VII as discrimination on the basis of sex if it is sufficiently severe and pervasive
  2. Henson v. City of Dundee

    682 F.2d 897 (11th Cir. 1982)   Cited 977 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that where a supervisor makes sexual overtures to employees of both genders, or where the conduct is equally offensive to male and female workers, the conduct may be actionable under state law, but it is not actionable as harassment under Title VII because men and women are accorded like treatment
  3. Jones v. Flagship Intern

    793 F.2d 714 (5th Cir. 1986)   Cited 479 times
    Holding that a termination decision is not pretextual if the employer "had reasonable grounds [for the decision], or in good faith thought it did"
  4. Bundy v. Jackson

    641 F.2d 934 (D.C. Cir. 1981)   Cited 400 times
    Holding that where a plaintiff alleges that she was denied an increase in pay and grade, the relevant inquiry is whether a similarly-situated person outside the plaintiff's protected class requested and received the same kind of promotion or increase under similar circumstances
  5. Katz v. Dole

    709 F.2d 251 (4th Cir. 1983)   Cited 311 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that sexual harassment includes the use of "extremely vulgar and offensive sexually related epithets addressed to and employed about [plaintiff]"