Federal Legal Corner: Email Abuse Creates Hostile Environment
read moreThe Office of Federal Operations (OFO) of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently held that a supervisor’s improper use of a subordinate’s email account alone is enough to support a claim of a hostile work environment. Tittle v. Department of Justice, EEOC Appeal No. 0120102149 (September 7, 2010).
D.C. Circuit Clarifies Threshold for Retaliation in EEO Claims
read moreA recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has clarified and lowered the threshold of what defines “retaliation” in claims of discrimination. The Court of Appeals held that an agency’s actions can be considered retaliatory if the actions would discourage a reasonable person from making or supporting a discrimination claim.
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