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View ArticleRetaliation plaintiff can’t show adverse action
A Title VII retaliation plaintiff could not show that he suffered adverse employment actions after complaining about same-sex harassment by a supervisor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second...
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U.S. District Court, WDNY Retaliation Medical Diagnosis Ocasio v. Konesky 10-cv-6201L Judge Larimer Background: The pro se plaintiff commenced an action against the New York State Department of...
View ArticleCourt makes it harder to sue businesses
WASHINGTON — A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided to make it harder for Americans to sue businesses for retaliation and discrimination, leading a justice to call for Congress to...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals — Retaliation: Sandiford v. City of New York Dept. of Educ.
New York State Court of Appeals Retaliation Discrimination — Sufficiency of Evidence Sandiford v. City of New York Dept. of Educ. No. 157 Memorandum Background: The plaintiff commenced an action...
View ArticleSecond Circuit — Retaliation: Kwan v. The Andalex Group LLC
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Retaliation Knowledge Prong — General Corporate Knowledge Kwan v. The Andalex Group LLC 12-2493-cv Judges B.D. Parker, Lohier and Koeltl Background: The...
View ArticleFourth Department — Retaliation: Calhoun v. County of Herkimer, et al.
Appellate Division, Fourth Department Retaliation Causal Relationship — Pretext Calhoun v. County of Herkimer, et al. CA 13-00348 Appealed from Supreme Court, Herkimer County Background: The plaintiff...
View ArticleSecond Circuit — Retaliation: Royal Crown Day Care LLC v. Department of...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Retaliation Qualified Immunity — Pretext Royal Crown Day Care LLC v. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 12-459-cv Judges Pooler, Lynch and Droney...
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