Title VII plaintiff can sue for mixed-motive retaliation
A race discrimination plaintiff could sue her employer for mixed-motive retaliation, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled. The plaintiff is an African-American woman who...
View ArticleFee-shifting doesn’t apply in Title VII retaliation case
An employee who sued for mixed-motive retaliation was not entitled to an award under a Title VII fee- and cost-shifting provision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming judgment....
View ArticleMixed feelings in mixed-motive Title VII case
WASHINGTON – The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed to have mixed feelings about allowing an employee asserting a Title VII-based retaliation claim to prove that his complaint of discrimination...
View ArticleWorkers alleging retaliation must meet higher burden
Workers who allege that their employer retaliated against them must meet a higher burden than merely showing that the desire to retaliate was one motivating factor, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in...
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