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Supreme Court bolsters worker protection in anti-retaliation cases.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-SEP-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Employees who file anti-discrimination suits must be fully protected from retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, even if the retaliatory acts occur off the job, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. The unanimous decision ties up several loose ends that the circuit courts had left unresolved and broadens worker protections under Title VII. (Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. White, 126 S.Ct. 2405 (2006).)

"The anti-retaliation provision, unlike the substantive provision, is not limited to discriminatory actions that affect the terms and conditions of employment," Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the Court. The justices set up a clearly defined standard for...

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