11386. MERITOR SAVINGS V. VINSON: HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS. This paper provides n analysis and discussion of the Meritor Savings v. Vinson case, a 1986 Supreme Court case which recognized that sexual harassment based on a hostile environment claim is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. KEYWORDS: workplace sexual harassment hostile environment claims. 5 pages, 8 footnotes, 6 bibliographic sources.