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Retaliation

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Employment Law Watch January 28, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Title VII Permits Third-Party Retaliation Claims
By Samantha M. Clancy, Kimberly A. Craver
The United States Supreme Court has unanimously held that an employee may bring Title VII retaliation claims where he or she is subject to an adverse employment action, because someone…
Alabama Employment Law Report January 27, 2011
US Supreme Court Issues Opinion Affirming Claim for Retaliation Under Title VII
By Daniel Burnick
On Monday, January 24, The US Supreme Court issued an 8-0 opinion in the case of Thompson v. North American Stainless LP, (NAS) finding that the terminated fiancee of a co-worker could bring a…
School Law January 26, 2011
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Persons Protected from Retaliation under Title VII
By Linda L. Yoder
In Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, a decision released on January 24, 2011, the United States Supreme Court clarified that Title VII retaliation claims for adverse employment actions are…
Labor & Employment Law Blog January 25, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit By Employee Who Claimed He Was Fired In Retaliation For His Fiancée’s Discrimination Complaint
By Sheppard Mullin
On January 24, 2011, the United States Supreme Court held in Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP that an employee who claimed he was fired in retaliation for his fiancée’s…
Aaron Morris' Business Law Alert January 25, 2011
Retaliation Claims Can Extend Beyond the Employee
By Aaron Morris
I have always made this claim, but the Supreme Court finally agreed with me. Title VII makes it illegal for an employer to retaliate against an employee who has filed…
Employment & Labor January 25, 2011
LAW ALERT: Jumping Off the Cliff – Supreme Court Expands Retaliation To Protect Employee for His Fiancee’s Protected Activity
By Alden Parker
Yesterday’s decision in Thompson v. North American Stainless (S.Ct. 1/24/11) illustrates that retaliation may now be the most employee/plaintiff friendly area in employment law. There, a unanimous Court held that an employee,…
Employer Law Report January 25, 2011
Supreme Court Holds Third Party Retaliation Is an Actionable Claim – Reversing Sixth Circuit
By Porter Wright
Updating our previous posts on Thompson v. North American Stainless, the Supreme Court yesterday reversed the Sixth Circuit’s en banc decision holding that an employee who claims he was fired…
Iowa Employment Law Blog January 25, 2011
Supreme Court Expands (Again) the Universe of Employees Protected From Retaliation
By Patrick Smith
In a unanimous decision yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court expanded the universe of employees who might be protected from retaliation under Title VII and other federal employment laws. A retaliation…
Employment Discrimination Report January 25, 2011
New Supreme Court Decision: Fired Employee Can Sue For Retaliation If His Fiance Had Filed A Claim of Discrimination
By Psyche Tai (HK)
Yesterday, in a long-awaited and important decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that the anti-retaliation provision of Title VII protects employees from termination where that employee was the…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog January 25, 2011
Supreme Court Reverses Two Sixth Circuit Decisions
By Squire Patton Boggs
On January 24, the Supreme Court unanimously reversed two Sixth Circuit decisions. In Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, the plaintiff and his fiancee were both employed by the defendant. The plaintiff…