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Tyrone Booth subjected Mary Buszek to a campaign of sexual harassment in late 2017 while both were employed by the Flint, Michigan police department.
In Jackson v. Genesee Cnty. Road Comm'n, the Sixth Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the employer, holding that performance of one's job duties can qualify as protected activity under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits retaliation against employees because they either oppose discriminatory actions (the "Opposition Clause") or because of their participation in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under Title VII (the "Participation Clause"). A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit clarifies what qualifies as opposition activity under Title VII. In Jackson v. Genesee Cnty. Road Comm'n, 2021 WL 2155045 (6th Cir. May 27, 2021, Recommended for Publication), the Sixth C...
The Sixth Circuit on Thursday reopened a Black former human resources director's suit alleging she was unlawfully fired from her county job as punishment for probing race bias and trying to create better anti-discrimination policies, saying her actions are protected under civil rights law.