Is sexual harassment a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gastineau v. Home Depot USA, Inc., 76 F.3d 386 (9th Cir. 1996):
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids an employer "to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual's ... sex...." 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(a)(1). Sexual harassment constitutes sex discrimination in violation of Title VII. Meritor Sav. Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57, 66-67 (1986).
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