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Praxis II Government and Political Science

Category - Constitution & Rights

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In Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson (1986), the Supreme Court found that:
  1. Arbitrary sex-based classification was unconstitutional.
  2. Sexual harassment was against the law.
  3. Companies should provide extra training for women who did not have as many educational opportunities as men.
  4. Married women could hold independent bank accounts without the approval of their husbands.
  5. The Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution did not cover women.
Explanation
Answer: B - The Supreme Court found that sexual harassment was covered under the 1964 Civil Rights Act because the harassment created a "hostile work environment". In this case, Vinson claimed that she was fired after refusing to have sex with her boss. The Supreme Court ruled that even though the firing wasn’t on the face of it due to economic or "tangible" discrimination, sexual harassment was discriminatory and therefore illegal.
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