Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1998-06-26

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Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court. We decide whether, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 253 , as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 2000e et *747 seq., an employee who refuses the unwelcome and threatening sexual advances of a supervisor, yet suffers no adverse, tangible j…

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