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Supreme Court Hands Employers Victory: Court Adopts Narrow Definition of “Supervisor” in Sex Harassment Cases

Posted on May 20, 2014 by
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Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its long-awaited opinion in the Vance v. Ball State case. The Court established the proper definition of “supervisor” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which governs, among other things, sexual harassment under federal law). The Court espoused the Seventh Circuit approach (the […]