...employment within the meaning of Title VII. . . . For sexual harassment to be actionable, it must be sufficiently severe or pervasive "to alter the conditions...employment and create an abusive working environment." Henson, supra, at 904. Respondent's allegations in this case— which include not only pervasive harassment...

...Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson). A hostile-environment claim involves a showing that sexual harassment is "sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the...victim's] employment and create an abusive working environment."22 While it is unlikely that Title VII could be used as a vehicle to purge the workplace...

...Saving Bank v. Vinson, 477 US 57, 65—66 . . . (1986). As we said in that case, "harassment [which is] sufficiently severe or pervasive 'to alter the...employment and create an abusive working environment,'" ... is actionable under Title VII because it "affects a 'term, condition, or privilege' of employment,"...

...epithets. 106 S. Ct. at 2406. The Court further held that for harassment to violate Title VII, it must be "sufficiently severe or pervasive 'to alter the conditions...employment and create an abusive working environment.'" Id. (quoting Henson, 682 F.2d at 904). b) Conduct Must Be "Unwelcome" - Citing the EEOC's Guidelines,...

...explained that in order for hostile environment sexual harassment to violate Title VII, it must be "sufficiently severe or pervasive 'to alter the conditions...employment and create an abusive working environment' "4 Since Meritor, the courts have developed a list of factors to be considered in determining whether...

...disagreed, arguing, "When the workplace is permeated with discriminatory intimidation, ridicule, or insult, that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to...employment and create an abusive working environment, Title VII is violated" (21). While mere utterance of a sexual epithet offending an employee might not...

...unanimously that sexual harassment violate/ Title VII of the 196-1 Civil Rights Act if it is unwelcome and "sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions...employment and create an abusive working environment" Many companies responded to Mentor and the EEOC with a oneshot policy approach. They inserted sexual...

...unanimously that sexual harassment violates Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act if it is unwelcome and "sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions...employment and create an abusive working environment" Many companies responded to Mentor and the EEOC with a oneshot policy approach. They inserted sexual...

...unwelcome. Page 22 Wisconsin Legislative Council I I For sexual harassment to violate Title VII, it must be sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions...employment and create an abusive working environment. Some of the factors involved in making this determination include: (a) whether the conduct was verbal...

...employment within the meaning of Title VII. . . . "For sexual harassment to be actionable, it must be sufficiently severe or pervasive ' to alter the conditions...employment and create an abusive working environment.' [Henson, 689 F.2d at 904.] Respondent's allegations in this case — which include not only pervasive...