Claims: Retaliation Flashcards

1
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There are two types of retaliation claims: _____ and ____.

A

Opposition and Participation

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What sort of conduct does an Oppositional Conduct claim involve?

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Claim includes behavior where the plaintiff is explicitly challenging, opposing, questioning and employment practice by the employer.

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What sort of conduct does a Participation Conduct claim involve?

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Involves behavior by the plaintiff within the formal complaint structure either within the EEOC or relevant state agency or within the employer’s formal structure.

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Between Oppositional Conduct and Participation Conduct, which conduct is given nearly absolute protection from discrimination?

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Participation

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True or False: Oppositional Conduct claims do not include behavior by the plaintiff not within the formal filing of a charge.

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False.

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Under an oppositional conduct claim, a plaintiff must demonstrate what?

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A reasonable, good faith belief that the conduct complained of is unlawful.

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True or false: Responding to questions during an internal investigation is insufficient to sustain a claim for Oppositional Conduct.

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False.

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What is a plaintiff’s prima facie case for retaliation (4)?

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Plaintiff was engaged in either Oppositional or Participation Conduct

The employer was aware of the conduct

Plaintiff suffered an adverse employment action

There was a causal connection between the plaintiff’s protected conduct and the adverse employment action.

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An adverse employment action need not be ____ ____ the plaintiff’s employment under a claim for retaliation.

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Directly related.

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An adverse employment action under a retaliation claim may include harm occurring . . .

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Outside of the workplace.

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An adverse employment action under a retaliation claim MUST be _____ ______, meaning it would dissuade a reasonable worker from . . . .

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Materially adverse

Making or supporting a charge of discrimination

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Mixed motive claims are/aren’t available for a retaliation claim under Section 704(a).

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Aren’t

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13
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Does an employee have a valid retaliation claim under Title VII when suffering an adverse employment action as retaliation for a spouse’s filing of a charge?

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Yes.

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Once a plaintiff has established a prima facie case of retaliation, the burden shifts to the defendant to articulate some _____, ________ reason for the adverse employment action.

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Legitimate, nondiscriminatory

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If the defendant is able to carry its burden of articulating some legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for the adverse employment action in a retaliation claim, the burden then shifts to the plaintiff to show that the defendant’s articulated reason was truly a . . .

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Pretext for the defendant’s actual discriminatory motive.

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