· 11/30/2010
Coppinger-Martin v. Solis
Citations
- 627 F.3d 745
- 31 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 801
- 2010 CCH OSHD 33,101
- 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 24433
- 93 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 44,046
- 2010 WL 4925414
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that the statute of limitations began to run when the complainant learned of her actual injury, i.e., the decision to terminate her employment
- noting that “contributing factor” is a more lenient standard, but explaining that “the contributing factor that an employee must prove is intentional retaliation prompted by the employee engaging in a protected activity”
- noting that “contributing factor” is a more lenient standard, but explaining that “the contributing factor that an employee must prove is intentional retaliation prompted by the employee engaging in a protected activity”
- interpreting the similarly structured whistleblower protection provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- a 4 claim accrues when the plaintiff “learns of the ‘actual injury’ . . . and not when the plaintiff 5 suspects a ‘legal wrong’”
- SOX claim accrued when complainant “learned of the 8 actual injury, i.e., that [complainant’s employer] had decided to terminate her employment.”
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Judges: Thomas, Smith, Collins
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