An employee is a supervisor for purposes of vicarious liability under Title VII only if empowered by the employer to take tangible employment actions against the victim.
By ReligiousLiberty.TV • February 26, 2026 • U.S. Const. amend. I
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Vance v. Ball State University (U.S. 2013).
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Holding: An employee is a supervisor for purposes of vicarious liability under Title VII only if empowered by the employer to take tangible employment actions against the victim.
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Vance v. Ball State University is a Workplace Accommodation case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013. The court held that an employee is a supervisor for purposes of vicarious liability under Title VII only if empowered by the employer to take tangible employment actions against the victim.