Who is a supervisor for sex harassment liability?

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The Supremes heard oral arguments yesterday on this question.

http://verdict.justia.com/2012/11/27/whos-the-boss

The case is Vance v. Ball State University.

Relevant precedents include:

Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson (1986)

http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/477/57/case.html

and

Faragher v. City of Boca Raton (1997)

http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/524/775/case.html

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