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Retaliation
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Labor Law Prof Blog
Secunda on Retaliation and Whistleblowers
Congratulations to Paul Secunda, editor, on the publication of Retaliation and Whistleblowers: Proceedings of the New York University 60th Annual Conference on Labor (Proceedings of the New York University Annual…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Sullivan on the Retroactivity of the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Is the statute retrospective, or prospective only? Charlie Sullivan (Seton Hall) provides an answer.Retroactivity.docrb
Train Law Blog
FRA Gives CSX Last Chance to Stop Intimidation and Retaliation
Some people just don't get it. CSX Transportation managers definitely fall into that group. In a lengthy Investigative Report released in March of 2008, the Federal Railroad Administration put CSX…
Employment & Labor
The U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Participating in a Discrimination Investigation may Constitute “Opposition” to Illegal Conduct for Title VII Retaliation Purposes: Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee
In 2002, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee (Metro), began looking into rumors of sexual harassment by one of its employees, Gene Hughes. A member of Metro’s human…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Zimmer on the Supreme Court’s Pragmatic Retaliation Decisions
Mike Zimmer has just posted on SSRN his new article, A Pro-Employee Supreme Court? --the Retaliation Decisions. The article will be appearing in South Carolina Law Review's inaugural peer-review issue…
California Business and Employment Law
Opposing Sexual Harassment
The United States Supreme Court clarified what it means to “oppose” sexual harassment. in Crawford v. Metropolitan of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, Crawford was asked questions during a sexual…
Alabama Employment Law Report
Supreme Court Issues Retaliation Opinion
After a relatively quiet 2008 session on employment related issues, the United States Supreme Court issued it's second employment related decision in the past 2 weeks. Today, in Crawford v. Metropolitan…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Answering Questions in Internal Investigations Is Protectable Under Title VII Retaliation Provisions
In an unanimous 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled Title VII protects workers from retaliation after the employee responds to questions in an internal investigation. The Court held that Title VII…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Opposition to Discrimination Includes Statements Made at Internal Investigation
The Supreme Court unanimously (7 joining the principal opinion, and Alito and Thomas concurring) reversed the Sixth Circuit today in Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee.…
Employment Law Matters
Plaintiff bears the ultimate burden of proving retaliatory motive
In an unpublished opinion, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit reminds us that whether a case is based on allegations of discrimination or on allegations of…