Cones, Kenneth L. v. Shalala, Donna E.

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• holding that the temporal proximity between the plaintiffs EEO activity and the adverse action was sufficient to establish a causal connection for purposes of his retaliation claim
• holding that the plaintiffs argument rebutting the defendant’s legitimate non-discriminatory reason on the plaintiffs discrimination claim also rebutted the defendant’s reason on the plaintiffs retaliation claim because they were the same
• holding that the defendant employer’s refusal to allow the plaintiff employee to compete for promotion constituted a materially adverse action
• holding that jury could have concluded that agency claim that it was downsizing, while it promoted three of the black plaintiff’s white peers, was pretext for discrimination
• holding that the temporal proximity between the plaintiff’s EEO activity and the adverse action was sufficient to establish a causal connection for purposes of his retaliation claim
• holding that the refusal to allow employee to compete for promotion was actionable retaliation

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