On February 8, 2019, the Fourth Circuit ruled an employer can be liable for gender discrimination for spreading false rumors that a female employee slept with her male boss to obtain a promotion. Parker v. Reema Consulting...more
3/20/2019
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
Insubordination Policy ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Retaliation ,
Reversal ,
Sexual Harassment
In 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States held that plaintiffs claiming retaliation under Title VII must prove that “but for” the retaliation they would not have been discharged. University of Texas Southwestern Medical...more
6/11/2015
/ Burden-Shifting ,
But For Causation ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hostile Environment ,
McDonnell Douglas Formula ,
Nassar ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title VII