Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.

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Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. is a 1998 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held same-sex workplace harassment is actionable under Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination.

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instanceOf Title VII case ⓘ
United States Supreme Court case ⓘ
employment discrimination case ⓘ
areaOfLaw federal anti-discrimination law ⓘ
arguedDate 1997-12-01 ⓘ
citation 523 U.S. 75 ⓘ
citationStyle Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., 523 U.S. 75 (1998) ⓘ
clarified that Title VII is not limited to opposite-sex harassment ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
court Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate 1998-03-04 ⓘ
decisionType unanimous decision ⓘ
defendant Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. ⓘ
docketNumber 96-568 ⓘ
fullName Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. ⓘ
holding Same-sex workplace harassment can constitute discrimination because of sex under Title VII. ⓘ
Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination applies to same-sex harassment when it is because of sex. ⓘ
joinedByInMajority Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ
Clarence Thomas ⓘ
David H. Souter ⓘ
John Paul Stevens ⓘ
Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ
Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ
Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ
William H. Rehnquist ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
languageOfDecision English ⓘ
legalIssue same-sex sexual harassment under Title VII ⓘ
scope of sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
lowerCourtDisposition judgment for defendant affirmed ⓘ
majorityOpinionBy Antonin Scalia ⓘ
originatingCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ
page 75 ⓘ
partySexOfHarassers male ⓘ
partySexOfPlaintiff male ⓘ
plaintiff Joseph Oncale ⓘ
precedentFor same-sex sexual harassment claims under Title VII ⓘ
recognizedPrinciple Title VII covers all forms of sex-based workplace harassment regardless of the sex of the harasser or victim ⓘ
same-sex harassment is actionable if it is discrimination because of sex ⓘ
reporter United States Reports ⓘ
statuteInterpreted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
subjectMatter civil rights law ⓘ
employment law ⓘ
workplace harassment ⓘ
supremeCourtDisposition reversed and remanded ⓘ
volume 523 ⓘ
workplaceContext offshore oil platform ⓘ
yearDecided 1998 ⓘ

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