Clement SUMNER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Appellee

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• stating that the plaintiff does not have to prove the merits of the underlying discrimination claim
• explaining that “informal protests of discriminatory employment practices, including making complaints to management” qualify as protected activities
• noting that a protected activity under Title VII does not require a formal complaint to management
• noting that protected activity includes “informal protests of discriminatory employment practices, including making complaints to management”
• stating that a “protected activity” for retaliation purposes includes both formal litigation and “informal protests of discriminatory employment practices”
• explaining that “protected activities” include “informal protests of discriminatory employment practices, including . . . expressing support of co-workers who have filed formal charges”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).