United States Supreme Court Holds: Employer’s Termination of Employee as Punishment for Employee’s Fiancée Filing a Charge of Discrimination Constitutes Unlawful Retaliation Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

United States Supreme Court Holds: Employer’s Termination of Employee as Punishment for Employee’s Fiancée Filing a Charge of Discrimination Constitutes Unlawful Retaliation Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

The United States Supreme Court has held that Title VII prohibits retaliation against an employee based upon the protected activity of a co-worker who is a close family member or fiancée of the targeted employee. Thompson v. North American Stainless, 131 S. Ct. 863...