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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Title VII Covers Third Party Retaliation - SCOTUS

SOURCE: SCOTUS BLOG

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who report discrimination based on race, sex, or religion.  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which is charged with enforcing Title VII, has long maintained that the law’s anti-retaliation protection extends to third parties who are terminated because of their relationship with employees who oppose discrimination.  The Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Circuits, however, disagree. In an 8-0 decision the Supreme Court agreed with the EEOC's interpretation.

Read the full decision here..........

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