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Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., 130 F.3d 1287 (8th Cir. 1997), [1] was the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit in the United States.It was filed in 1988 on behalf of Lois Jenson and other female workers at the Eveleth Taconite mine in Eveleth, Minnesota on the state's northern Mesabi Range, which is part of the Iron Range.
The term sexual harassment was popularized following a consciousness-raising session led by Lin Farley as part of a Cornell University program on women in the workplace, [3] and the term entered popular use in 1975. [4] [5] A number of the original sexual harassment cases were pursued on behalf of black women and girls. [6]
Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, 523 U.S. 75 (1998), is a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court.The case arose out of a suit for sex discrimination by a male oil-rig worker, who claimed that he was repeatedly subjected to sexual harassment by his male co-workers with the acquiescence of his employer.
The United States Supreme Court and various U.S. state courts have decided several cases regarding pornography, sexual activity, and reproductive rights. The trend has been one of courts striking down states' attempts to regulate sex. The following is a list of noteworthy sex-related court cases in order by date.
BHP said on its website it received 417 reports of sexual harassment during the 2024 financial year and had verified 100 incidents, including a sexual assault and 22 instances of unwanted touching ...
The settlement appears to be the first in a series of sexual harassment cases filed against Tesla since 2021. Elon Musk’s Tesla, which has denied wrongdoing in those cases, and lawyers for ...
A billionaire heir to a Coca-Cola bottling fortune has been ordered to pay $900m (£710m) in damages to a former employee in a landmark sexual assault case.. The Los Angeles court’s ruling on ...
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986), is a US labor law case, where the United States Supreme Court, in a 9–0 decision, recognized sexual harassment as a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case was the first of its kind to reach the Supreme Court and would redefine sexual harassment in the workplace. [1] [2]