Sixth Circuit· 7/8/2016

Carrie Braun v. Ultimate Jetcharters

Citations

828 F.3d 501
2016 FED App. 0159P
2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 12559
129 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 536

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observing that general \complaints to management\ do not constitute protected activity when the plaintiff does not \object[ ] to discriminatory conduct\ under relevant laws
affirming judgment for plaintiff on Title VII retaliation claim with three weeks between protected conduct and termination
“Establishing a prima facie case of retaliation requires [Mr. Sherred] to demonstrate . . . his engagement in protected activities was known to [Esporta].”
distinguishing Sykes v. Anderson, 625 F.3d 294, 322-23 (6th Cir. 2010) which applied a fact-intensive, three-factor test for determining whether remittitur is necessary to correct an excessive punitive damages award
“A plaintiff’s objection to an employment practice is protected activity if her supervisors “should have reasonably understood that [she] was making a complaint of [race] discrimination.”
“Both Title VII and Ohio Rev. Code § 4112.02(I) contain a so- called opposition clause, under which employers may not retaliate against any employee that ‘opposed’ an unlawful practice.”

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Judges: Daughtrey, Clay, Stranch

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