What Was the Ruling of the U

question 6

Multiple Choice

What was the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., the case in the text addressing whether a plaintiff could prevail in a sexual harassment case when the harassers were of the same sex?

• A) That same sex harassment states a claim under Title VII only if the harasser is a homosexual.
• B) That same sex harassment may never state a claim under Title VII.
• C) That same sex harassment may state a claim in the male-to-male context but not in the female-to-female context.
• D) That same sex harassment may state a claim under Title VII.
• E) That same sex harassment may state a claim only if there was also involvement by at least one person of the opposite sex in the harassment.

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