Legal Opinion
Willis v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided June 24, 1998No. 24152PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WORKMAN, Justice:
Through certified question, this Court is presented with a case of first impression concerning whether the West Virginia Human Rights Act (“Act”), West Virginia Code § 5-11-1 to -19 (1994 & Supp.1997), recognizes a cause of action for a claim of same-gender sexual harassment. The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that same-sex harassment is actionable under Title VII, 1 and we determine similarly that same-gender 2 sexual harassment is a recog nized cause of action under the provisions of our Act.
Alleging unlawful discrimination predicated on sexual harassment, 3…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. VinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Price Waterhouse v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Phil Quick v. Donaldson Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Lack v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- Heldreth v. RahimianWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2006
- Burgess v. Gateway Communications, Inc.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1998
- Brenda Ellen Egan v. Steel of West Virginia and SWVA, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2016
- Christopher Lack, and Susan Willis v. Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated, a Company Licensed to Do Business in West Virginia, and James Bragg, Christopher Lack, and Susan Willis v. James Bragg, and Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated, a Company Licensed to Do Business in West VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
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