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Scarlet M., Maxima R., & Sharolyn S. v. Dep't of the Navy

EEOC Appeal Nos. 0120150940, 0120150941 & 0120151220 (E.E.O.C. Apr. 13, 2016)
Scarlet M., Maxima R., & Sharolyn S. v. Dep't of the Navy

6 Cited authorities

  1. Faragher v. Boca Raton

    524 U.S. 775 (1998)   Cited 9,487 times   101 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, to be actionable, the alleged conduct "must be extreme" and "the sporadic use of abusive language, gender-related jokes, and occasional teasing" are not enough

  2. Burlington Indus., Inc. v. Ellerth

    524 U.S. 742 (1998)   Cited 7,238 times   93 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an employer is not liable for a hostile work environment created by one of its employees when "the employer exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct promptly any sexually harassing behavior, and . . . the plaintiff employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective opportunities provided by the employer or to avoid harm otherwise"

  3. Meritor Sav. Bank v. Vinson

    477 U.S. 57 (1986)   Cited 6,597 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

  4. Greene v. Dalton

    164 F.3d 671 (D.C. Cir. 1999)   Cited 965 times
    Holding that the defendant could avoid liability in connection with a claim that a supervisor sexually assaulted a subordinate only if the defendant could show that the plaintiff failed to act reasonably in reporting the supervisor's behavior prior to the sexual assault

  5. Henson v. City of Dundee

    682 F.2d 897 (11th Cir. 1982)   Cited 980 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

  6. Section 2000e-16 - Employment by Federal Government

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16   Cited 5,029 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Adopting provisions of § 2000e-5(f)-(k), including that "[e]ach United States district court . . . shall have jurisdiction of actions brought under this subchapter"