“The court, dividing along ideological lines, said people qualify as supervisors only if they can take tangible employment actions against the alleged victim.
The issue is an important one because employers are generally liable for racial and sexual harassment by supervisors. Workers file more than 30,000 formal harassment complaints with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission each year.” http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-24/job-supervisor-harassment-suits-limited-by-u-s-supreme-court.html
so the law uses the word “supervisor” instead of “manager” so SCOTUS must pretzel itself to make it all work?