The United States Supreme Court changed the nature of an employer's liability for sexual harassment,accepting the previous standard that the employer had to be negligent somehow to be liable for a supervisor's improper behavior toward employees.

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The United States Supreme Court actually changed the nature of an employer's liability for sexual harassment by stating that an employer can be held liable for a supervisor's improper behavior toward employees, even if the employer was not negligent. This standard is known as "vicarious liability." Therefore, the statement in the question is false.

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