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Employment Law

Crawford v. Nashville: Title VII Protects Employee Who Answers Question in Internal Investigation

In Crawford v. Nashville, ___ U.S. ___, 129 S.Ct. 846 (2009), the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the district and circuit courts and held that Title VII anti-retaliation provisions extend to employees who answer questions about discriminatory activity in an employer’s internal investigation. The decision is in line with the very…

Posted:
04/14/2009

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Supreme Court: Anti-Retaliation Rule Protects Employees under Company Investigation

The issue in this case was whether an employee’s (petitioner Vicki Crawford’s) statements, when questioned about sexual harassment allegations concerning a school district’s employee relations director (Gene Hugh), fell under the anti-retaliation provision of the Act. The Supreme Court resolved this issue in the affirmative. In response to questions from…

Date of ruling:
01/26/2009