Noting discussion of Supreme Court decisions: 1) Meritor Savings Bank v. Mechelle Vinson and 2) Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore, research both cases online and respond to the following questions.
1. Provide a paragraph summarizing the key points of Meritor v. Vinson..
2. What was the legal issue for Meritor v. Vinson? What did the court decide?.
3. What new (for that time period) legal standard/definition did the case set regarding sexual harassment?.
4. How has the definition of sexual harassment as defined in the Meritor v. Vinson case impacted the workplace?.
5. Provide a paragraph summarizing the key points of Oncale v. Sundowner..
6. What was the legal issue for Oncale v. Sundowner? What did the court decide?.
7. How has the standard as defined in Oncale v. Sundowner impacted the workplace?