Monday, February 18th, 2008...8:42 am
Retaliation Claims in the U. S. Supreme Court
This week the U. S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in two employment cases, both centered on statutory interpretation issues involving retaliation claims.
Tuesday, the case is Gomez-Perez v. Potter, and the issue is whether the ADEA prohibits federal employers, as well as private employers, from retaliating against employees who complain of age discrimination.
02/19 & 20/08 Update: Post-argument commentary on Gomez-Perez: here, and here. The transcript of the Gomez-Perez argument may be found here.
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Wednesday, the Court hears arguments in CBOCS West v. Humphries, on whether § 1981 permits race retaliation claims.
02/21/08 Update: Workplace Professor and Paul Mollica have extensive analysis and a transcript of the oral argument.
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See SCOTUSBlog for briefs and pre-argument commentary.
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