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· 8/5/1998

Debra A. SMITH and Mark A. Thomas, Appellees, v. RICELAND FOODS, INC., Appellant

Citations

  • 151 F.3d 813
  • 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 17762
  • 73 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 45,478
  • 77 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1052
  • 1998 WL 440457

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  • no causal link between protected activity and adverse action if decision-maker is unaware of plaintiff’s protected activity
  • causal connection established by circumstantial evidence, including close proximity of time between plaintiff's engagement in protected activity and the adverse employment action

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Judges: Wollman, Murphy, Kyle

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