Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.
1998 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, 523 U.S. 75 (1998), is a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court. The case arose out of a suit for sex discrimination by a male oil-rig worker, who claimed that he was repeatedly subjected to sexual harassment by his male co-workers with the acquiescence of his employer. The Court held that the protection of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against workplace discrimination "because of... sex" applied to harassment in the workplace between members of the same sex.[1]
Quick Facts Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., Argued December 8, 1997 Decided March 4, 1998 ...
Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. | |
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Argued December 8, 1997 Decided March 4, 1998 | |
Full case name | Joseph Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. |
Citations | 523 U.S. 75 (more) 118 S. Ct. 998; 140 L. Ed. 2d 201 |
Case history | |
Prior | 83 F.3d 118 (5th Cir. 1996); rehearing en banc denied, 95 F.3d 56 (5th Cir. 1996); cert. granted, 520 U.S. 1263 (1997). |
Holding | |
The protection against discrimination on the basis of sex under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is applicable to sexual harassment between members of the same sex. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by unanimous |
Concurrence | Thomas |
Laws applied | |
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
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