How does the United States Supreme Court define sexual harassment pursuant to Title VII?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids sex discrimination in employment. The United States Supreme Court has held that sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination in employment and a violation of Title VII. In Clark County v. Breeden, 532 U.S. 268 (2001), the United States Supreme Court defined sexual harassment as follows: Title VII forbids actions taken on the basis of sex that “discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.” 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(a)(1). Just three Terms ago, we reiterated, what was plain from our previous decisions, that sexual harassment is actionable under Title VII only if it is “so ‘severe or pervasive’ as to ‘alter the conditions of [the victim’s] employment and create an abusive working environment.’ ” Faragher v. Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775, 786, 118 S.Ct. 2275, 141 L.Ed.2d 662 (1998) (quoting Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57, 67, 106 S.Ct. 2399, 91 L.Ed.2d 49 (19
