A. Della Street is a production worker at Golf Unlimited Corp. Clay, Della's immediate supervisor, requested that Della have sexual relations with him and he threatened to fire her if she refused. Della always refused Clay's requests, and he finally fired her because of her refusals. Golf Unlimited executives were unaware of Clay's conduct. Della is considering filing a sex discrimination claim against Golf Unlimited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. However, Della is uncertain whether Golf Unlimited Corp., as principal, can be held liable under this law for the misconduct of its agent, Clay. She has turned to you for help.

1. Using the Internet locate and identify a U.S. Supreme Court decision that addresses Della's situation.

2. Analyze whether Golf Unlimited has vicarious liability for Clay's actions in this case.

3. Analyze whether the result would change if Della was fired by the President of Golf Unlimited for insubordination for her refusal to have dinner with Puma Forest, a well-known golfer, womanizer and majority shareholder in Golf Unlimited.