Meritor Savings Bank, FSB
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Meritor Savings Bank, FSB was a U.S. financial institution best known as the employer-defendant in the landmark Supreme Court case that first recognized hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meritor Savings Bank, FSB canonical | 5 |
| Meritor Savings Bank | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1440411 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meritor Savings Bank, FSB Context triple: [Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, petitioner, Meritor Savings Bank, FSB]
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A.
Shawmut Bank
Shawmut Bank was a major New England-based commercial bank that played a prominent role in regional finance before being acquired in the 1990s.
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B.
Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Bank is a major U.S. regional banking corporation offering retail, commercial, and financial services, primarily serving customers across the Midwest and Southeast.
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C.
First Trust Bank
First Trust Bank is a Northern Ireland-based commercial bank known for providing retail and business banking services and, historically, for issuing its own banknotes.
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D.
Meridian Credit Union
Meridian Credit Union is one of Canada's largest credit unions, providing a full range of banking and financial services primarily to members in Ontario.
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E.
First National Bank
First National Bank is a major South African financial institution offering a wide range of banking and financial services to individuals and businesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meritor Savings Bank, FSB Target entity description: Meritor Savings Bank, FSB was a U.S. financial institution best known as the employer-defendant in the landmark Supreme Court case that first recognized hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII.
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A.
Shawmut Bank
Shawmut Bank was a major New England-based commercial bank that played a prominent role in regional finance before being acquired in the 1990s.
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B.
Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Bank is a major U.S. regional banking corporation offering retail, commercial, and financial services, primarily serving customers across the Midwest and Southeast.
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C.
First Trust Bank
First Trust Bank is a Northern Ireland-based commercial bank known for providing retail and business banking services and, historically, for issuing its own banknotes.
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D.
Meridian Credit Union
Meridian Credit Union is one of Canada's largest credit unions, providing a full range of banking and financial services primarily to members in Ontario.
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E.
First National Bank
First National Bank is a major South African financial institution offering a wide range of banking and financial services to individuals and businesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
employer
ⓘ
financial institution ⓘ savings bank ⓘ |
| allegationsInCase |
hostile work environment sexual harassment
ⓘ
quid pro quo sexual harassment ⓘ |
| associatedWithLaw | Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| caseCitation | 477 U.S. 57 ⓘ |
| caseDecidedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| caseDecisionYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| caseSubjectMatter |
employment discrimination
ⓘ
hostile work environment ⓘ workplace sexual harassment ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| employerInCase | Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
consumer lending
ⓘ
retail banking ⓘ savings accounts ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Meritor
ⓘ
Meritor Savings Bank ⓘ
linked to:
Meritor Savings Bank, FSB
|
| hasEmployee | Mechelle Vinson ⓘ |
| hasSupervisor | Sidney Taylor ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | defunct bank ⓘ |
| impactOnLaw |
clarified that sexual harassment can violate Title VII even without economic injury
ⓘ
established standard for employer liability in hostile work environment cases ⓘ |
| industry |
banking
ⓘ
financial services ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | being named defendant in Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil rights law
ⓘ
employment law ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal savings bank ⓘ |
| legalSignificance | involved in first U.S. Supreme Court case recognizing hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the employer in a landmark sexual harassment case
ⓘ
hostile work environment sexual harassment precedent ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
District of Columbia
ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic region of the United States ⓘ |
| partyToCase | Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson ⓘ |
| predecessor | Industrial Bank of Washington ⓘ |
| regulator |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
ⓘ
Office of Thrift Supervision ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus | federally chartered savings bank ⓘ |
| roleInCase | employer-defendant ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
employment discrimination law commentary
ⓘ
sexual harassment jurisprudence ⓘ |
| successor | PSFS (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meritor Savings Bank, FSB Description of subject: Meritor Savings Bank, FSB was a U.S. financial institution best known as the employer-defendant in the landmark Supreme Court case that first recognized hostile work environment sexual harassment under Title VII.
Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Meritor Savings Bank, FSB