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· 2/3/2004

Doris G. Griffin v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service

Citations

  • 356 F.3d 824
  • 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 1564
  • 84 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 41,597
  • 93 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 277
  • 2004 WL 193578

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that assigning difficult work and work outside typical job responsibilities, without more, is not an adverse employment action
  • holding that the assign- ment of an excessive workload generally does not constitute an adverse employment action
  • holding that “refus[ing] to approve annual leave requests when work was backlogged” was not an adverse employment action
  • finding that a supervisor’s comments at staff meetings that the plaintiff was a “bad influence” and know-it-all were not actionable retaliation
  • finding that a supervisor’s comments at staff meetings that the plaintiff was a “bad influence” and know-it-all were not actionable retaliation
  • finding that refusal to approve annual leave requests did not constitute an adverse employment actions

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Judges: Bauer, Posner, Kanne

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