Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Decision in Employment Retaliation Case

Last week the Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in favor of the plaintiff in Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville (S.Ct. 1/26/09). The Court held that an employee who answers a question about a fellow employee's improper conduct during an internal sexual harassment investigation is engaging in protected activity under Title VII. 

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of race or sex. It also...

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[Source: HR Lawyer's Blog]