jul 27, 1998 - 1998 Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth & Faragher v. City of Boca Raton

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Supreme Court rules that employers are liable for sexual harassment even in instances when a supervisor’s threats are not carried out. But the employer can defend itself by showing that it took steps to prevent or promptly correct any sexually harassing behavior and the employee did not take advantage of available opportunities to stop the behavior or complain of the behavior.

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