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Category Archives: Retaliation
Court Holds That Once An Employer Acts With An Illegal, Retaliatory Motive Against An Employee, The Employee’s Mildly Inappropriate Response Is Not Sufficient To Remove The Taint Of Illegal Retaliation
In Fisher v. Lufkin Industries, __ F.3d __, No. 15-40428, 2017 WL 562444 (5th Cir., Feb. 10, 2017), the African-American plaintiff, Fisher, complained to Lufkin’s VP of HR that his supervisor referred to him as “boy,” which he regarded as … Continue reading
Fifth Circuit Holds That Employees Interviewed As Part Of A Sexual Harassment Investigation Have Greater Protection From Retaliation
Mark Oberti writes: Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which covers Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, affirmed that an employee interviewed as part of a company’s internal investigation into sex harassment complaints is protected from retaliation under … Continue reading
Employee Loses Retaliation Claim Based On Coworker’s Use Of The Phrase “Heil Hitler”
Some employees think that any workplace complaints over inappropriate conduct or statements are protected from retaliation — meaning that the employer cannot retaliate against them for making such complaints. But, the law is actually far different, as illustrated by a … Continue reading
Posted in EEOC, Houston Retaliation Law, Retaliation
Fifth Circuit Holds That A Manager’s Threat To Reduce An Employee’s Pay In Retaliation For the Employee’s Hiring Of A Transgendered Employee Was Not An Adverse Employment Action That The Threatened Employee Could Sue Over
In a case decided in December 2015, Brandon v. Sage Corp., 808 F.3d 266, 270 (5th Cir. 2015), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit addressed a retaliation claim brought by the plaintiff Brandon, the former Director of … Continue reading
Posted in EEOC, Houston Retaliation Law, Retaliation, Uncategorized
Fifth Circuit Says Dodd-Frank’s Anti-Retaliation Provision Only Covers Employees Who Provide Information To the SEC — Rejecting Many Other Cases To the Contrary
The Fifth Circuit issued a decision on July 17, 2013, that limits Dodd-Frank’s anti-retalition provision’s coverage to employees who provide information to the SEC. In doing so, it rejected numerous other court decisions that held to the contrary. By way … Continue reading
Posted in Dodd Frank, Houston Retaliation Law, Retaliation, SOX, Whistleblower
Severance Agreements And Retaliation (Part II)
In our post yesterday we discussed the pro-employee case of EEOC v. Lockheed Martin, 444 F. Supp. 2d 414 (D. Md. 2006). The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a more employer-favorable decision on the issue in EEOC v. Sundance … Continue reading
Severance Agreements And Retaliation (Part I)
Employers must be careful with how their severance and release agreements are drafted, both to ensure they are effective, and that they do not stimulate retaliation claims. An extreme example is EEOC v. Lockheed Martin, 444 F. Supp. 2d 414 … Continue reading
If An Employee Engages In More Protected Activity After An Employer Takes Some Action Against Him or Her, Is The Employer’s Action Materially Adverse?
Our paper addresses this interesting question. An employer’s actions are “materially adverse” – and thus actionable as retaliation – if they are “harmful to the point that they could well dissuade a reasonable worker from making or supporting a charge … Continue reading
FLSA Retaliation – Can A Plaintiff Obtain Punitive Damages?
Federal appellate courts that have considered the issue are split on whether a plaintiff can recover punitive damages in a FLSA retaliation claim. Compare Travis, 921 F.2d at 111–12 (punitive damages are available in an FLSA retaliation claim), with Snapp … Continue reading
Retaliatory Harassment Is Actionable Under Title VII
One issue our paper discusses is whether retaliatory harassment is actionable under Title VII. In Gowski v. Peake, 682 F.3d 1299 (11th Cir. 2012), a case decided in June 2012, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recognized a cause of … Continue reading
