On this day: March 4    OTD March 4 - same-sex sexual harassment
3 / 47  1998: In the case Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services,
the Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws
banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both
parties are the same sex. 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. Because it set a
precedent regarding harassment "because of sex," the case has
been lauded as a landmark "gay rights" case, even though all
those involved were heterosexual.  Upload Photos / Videos