Michael Atchley v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[E]stablishing a causal relationship at the prima facie stage is not an onerous burden.” (internal citation and quotation marks omitted)
• “[E]stablishing a ‘causal relationship’ at the prima facie stage is not an onerous burden.”
• “The first element of a hostile environment claim, unwelcome conduct, is not a high hurdle.”
• “[R]etaliatory actions do have to be ‘materially adverse’—such that they ‘might have dissuaded a reasonable worker’ from engaging in protected activity.” (quoting Burlington N., 548 U.S. at 68, 126)
• \[I]t is patently obvious and undisputed that termination is a materially adverse action\
• “[I]t is patently obvious and undisputed that termination is a materially adverse action.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).