Hargrave v. County of Atlantic

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• holding that, where a plaintiff alleges conduct which violates both rights guaranteed by the Constitution and the statutory rights created by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”
• holding that “[i]n cases where the timing of [retaliation] is, by itself, inconclusive, plaintiff may demonstrate a causal link by producing circumstantial evidence of ‘ongoing antagonism’ or ‘retaliatory animus’ in the intervening period between her complaints and the adverse action”
• finding that the “severity of [defendant’s] conduct was aggravated by the fact that he was a member of the management staff”
• finding that a notice of disciplinary action and negative evaluation were not adverse employment actions under the NJLAD
• explaining that “Title VII does not prohibit all verbal or physical harassment in the workplace; it is directed only at discrimination because of sex or race”
• stating that “there can be little dispute that the five-day suspension Plaintiff received. . .constituted the type of tangible, ‘adverse employment action’ contemplated by ‘Title VII and the NJLAD”

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