Johnnie Wade v. Knoxville Utilities Board

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• holding that § 1981 retaliation claims “are governed by the same burden-shifting standards as . . . claims under Title VII”
• holding that claims of retaliation on the basis of race under the THRA and § 1981 “are governed by the same burden-shifting standards as the claims under Title VII.”
• concluding that notice and prejudice to the opposing party are “critical factors”
• concluding no causal connection linked plaintiff’s prior EEOC charge and former employer’s negative reference to prospective employer
• concluding no causal connection linked plaintiff’s prior EEOC charge and former employer’s negative reference to prospective employer
• noting that the limitations period for the plaintiff’s THRA claim was not “tolled by the filing of the administrative claims with the EEOC”

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